The health secretary has defended the Cabinet not wearing face coverings after Boris Johnson advised people to wear masks, saying they are "not strangers".

North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles - just a few days after another test, South Korea has said.

The US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to block Texas from enforcing its new restrictive abortion law.

A woman has been dragged to her death after her dog's lead became entangled in the doors of a train.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has dropped its opposition to assisted dying after a landmark vote.

At the start of 2021, the UK coronavirus vaccine rollout was one of the fastest in the world.

What started with a children's online game ended in violent sexual assault. Danielle Armitage, now 25, has waived her anonymity to warn others about what happened to her when she was just 14 years...

The number of patients using opioids for pain relief while waiting for hip and knee replacements has increased by 40% during the pandemic, a study has found.