Italy orders Christmas lockdown as Sweden changes tack with toughest measures yet

Italy is to go into a new lockdown for much of the Christmas and New Year period to tackle a rise in coronavirus cases.

Fitness industry calls for change to ‘baffling and unfair’ rules

The government is under pressure to change "baffling and unfair" coronavirus guidelines that have forced hundreds of fitness studios to close.

French fishermen warn they will ‘take action’ if UK doesn’t get a trade deal

Six months ago, I was with Laurent Merlin as we entered British coastal waters in the middle of the night.

‘A Star Trek logo and a Marvel name?’: US Space Force members to be known as ‘guardians’

Members of the US Space Force will be known as "guardians", it was announced on the military service's first birthday.

‘Strong women come in surprising packages’: Diane Lane on her first time playing a grandmother

Diane Lane has been acting for decades but in her latest film she's taking on a role she has never played before - a grandmother.

Ministers warned about ‘overall state of readiness’ for end of Brexit transition period

Ministers have been warned of a series of concerns about the "overall state of readiness" for the end of the Brexit transition period in less than two weeks.

‘My business went from thriving to full stop in five days’: The COVID jobs crisis

With blonde hair and red boots to match her lipstick, Shonette Bason-Wood is a force of nature.