Councillors pass no confidence vote in Matt Hancock after footage of him kissing aide published

Councillors in Matt Hancock's Newmarket constituency have passed a vote of no confidence in the former health secretary after he was caught breaking coronavirus rules by kissing his adviser.

‘Worst thing I’ve done in London’: Visitors offered refunds for £2m Marble Arch Mound amid criticism

Refunds are being offered to people who have bought tickets to visit the new £2m Marble Arch Mound in London following a stream of complaints.

Relaxing restrictions ‘increases the risk of vaccine-resistant strains emerging’, researchers warn

Relaxing coronavirus restrictions could lead to new virus mutations that are resistant to vaccines, researchers have warned.

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after baby dies in ‘domestic stabbing’ incident

A baby has died and another child has been injured following an incident at a house in Belfast.

COVID tests ‘won’t be mandatory’ for fully vaccinated people to avoid isolation if ‘pinged’ from 16 August

Fully vaccinated people will not be legally required to take a coronavirus test to avoid isolation if "pinged" from 16 August, Sky News understands.

KT Tunstall pulls out of summer tours over hearing loss fears

Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall has pulled out of her upcoming live shows due to concerns about her hearing.

UK to give Kenya more than 800,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

The UK will give Kenya 817,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the government has announced.

Ferocity of US wildfires revealed as forest camera swamped by flames

The ferocity and speed of US wildfires has been caught from a unique perspective, with a forest camera revealing what it's like to face an oncoming wall of flames.