UK records 26,144 new coronavirus cases and 71 more deaths

The UK has reported 26,144 new COVID-19 cases and 71 more deaths in the latest 24-hour period.

Wildfires and deaths across southeast Europe amid most severe heatwave in decades

The worst heatwave in decades is causing deaths and mayhem across southeast Europe, with wildfires causing entire villages to be evacuated and millions of people instructed not to venture out into the midday sun.

Boy, five, found dead in river in South Wales

A five-year-old boy has been found dead in a river in South Wales, police have said.

PM and Carrie Johnson expecting their second baby, as she says she had miscarriage

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie are expecting their second baby, she has announced.

Suspect arrested after man found dead on High Wycombe street ‘surrounded by group of males’

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was found unresponsive and surrounded by a group of males on a street in High Wycombe.

Alex Scott hits back at criticism of her pronunciation during Olympics coverage

Alex Scott has hit back at a former government minister after he criticised her pronunciation during her coverage of the Tokyo Olympics.

New deadlier COVID variant that could kill one in three ‘a realistic possibility’, SAGE warns

The emergence of a new COVID variant with a similar death rate to MERS, which kills one in three infected people, is a "realistic possibility", the government's scientific advisers have warned.

Amanda Knox says Matt Damon film Stillwater rips of her life story ‘without her consent’

Amanda Knox has claimed new film Stillwater sensationalises her life and rips off her story "without her consent" and "at the expense of her reputation".