Despite London moving into Tier 3 restrictions following a spike in COVID-19 cases among secondary pupils, the government is insisting that schools in the capital remain open ahead of the Christmas break.
A new variant of COVID-19 in the UK is believed to be behind the faster spread of infections in South East England - but it is not the first time the virus had mutated...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has suggested the government will not stop households from meeting up over Christmas despite rising COVID-19 infection rates in some parts of the country.
Flight records and phone data allegedly link a hit squad from Russia's domestic spy agency, the FSB, to the novichok poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to a joint investigation by journalists.
