Safe landing for Jeff Bezos and crew as billionaire achieves childhood dream of becoming astronaut

Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man and founder of Amazon, has landed safely back on Earth with his crew following a successful launch by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

Safe landing for Jeff Bezos and crew as billionaire achieves childhood dream of becoming astronaut

Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man and founder of Amazon, has landed safely back on Earth with his crew following a successful launch by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled amid rising COVID cases, chief admits

The Tokyo Olympics - due to begin on Friday - could be cancelled at the last minute because of rising coronavirus cases, the Games' chief has admitted.

‘Crucial’ people isolate when pinged, Number 10 says

It is "crucial" that people isolate when identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.

Public Health England extends its heat-health alert until Friday

Public Health England (PHE) has extended its current heat-health alert until Friday amid the hottest temperatures of the year so far.

Employers will have to apply for isolation exemption as govt rules out critical jobs list

The government will not draw up a list of critical jobs that will be exempt from full self-isolation if workers are "pinged".

Katie Hopkins arrives in the UK after being deported from Australia

Former reality TV contestant Katie Hopkins has arrived back in the UK after being deported from Australia for joking about breaching her hotel quarantine.

More than one million children in England absent from school last week over virus

More than one million children in England were off school last week due to coronavirus-related reasons, official figures show.