Christmas plans plunged into chaos: London and most of South East enter Tier 4 lockdown

The government has cancelled festive plans for millions of people, bringing in new Tier 4 restrictions in large parts of the country.

Furlough firms must be named to prevent ‘opportunistic fraud’, say MPs

MPs have called on the government to publish a list of companies using the furlough scheme.

In a year that devastated the arts, can young musicians survive the blow?

"I don't even know if I've been able to compute how it makes me feel, the fact that our industry is at a complete standstill... 170,000 people out of work, it seems to be...

Police believe France’s most wanted man will commit ‘another gruesome offence’

French police believe France's most wanted man is at large in Hong Kong and are "99 per cent sure" that he will commit "another gruesome criminal offence".

‘There’s no way I could not be with my mother’: Londoners flee the city ahead of new virus rules

Trains were packed and roads were jammed as Londoners tried to flee the city ahead of tougher coronavirus restrictions.

UK and EU increasingly pessimistic on chance of Brexit trade deal

The European Union must make a "substantial shift" if Brexit trade talks are to be saved.

Dutch government bans air travel from UK after discovering virus variant

The Dutch government has banned air travel from the UK due to fears over a new strain of the coronavirus.

The figures behind the new COVID strain that led to a cancelled Christmas

Millions of Britons have suddenly been forced to shelve festive plans - but how did we get here?