All UK adults offered first vaccine dose – a day ahead of PM’s target

All UK adults have been offered a first dose of a COVID vaccine - hitting the prime minister's target just ahead of schedule, the government has announced.

Syrian refugee recalls how ‘swimming literally saved my life’ as she prepares to compete in Olympics

It has been asked many times in the build up to the Games - why is Japan still hosting them when the COVID-19 pandemic is still unfolding?

‘Help us get back to normal like everyone else’: Charities see ‘tidal wave’ of anxiety among clinically vulnerable ahead of 19 July

There has been a huge rise in clinically vulnerable people seeking support ahead of legal restrictions being lifted in England on Monday and rising COVID case numbers, a group of leading charities have said.

Mural for Saka, Sancho and Rashford defaced with racist message

A mural in support of England players Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford was defaced with racist graffiti - but members of the public helped to quickly paint over it.

A quarantine dodge by Johnson after meeting Javid would unleash a massive ‘do as I say, not as I do’ row

The timing could hardly be worse. A little more than 24 hours before what he used to call Freedom Day, Boris Johnson is under pressure to self-isolate.

Wanted: 10 men police are tracing over unrest at Euro 2020 final

Police have released images of 10 people they want to question over unrest at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium.

Divers search for bodies as German town counts cost of tragic flood

From a bridge in one the most severely flood-hit towns in Germany, we watched as the army moved heavy lifting equipment onto the bypass below.

Divers search for bodies as German town counts cost of tragic flood

From a bridge in one the most severely flood-hit towns in Germany, we watched as the army moved heavy lifting equipment onto the bypass below.