Racially and religiously-motivated hate crime hit a new high in 2020

Racially and religiously motivated hate crimes hit a new high across England and Wales in 2020, data has revealed.

Half of COVID patients in first wave developed a complication, says study

Half of people admitted to hospital in the UK's first coronavirus wave developed at least one complication, according to a study.

With one week to go can the Olympic spirit defeat the spectre of COVID-19

The Tokyo Olympics are now just seven days away but already the COVID games have begun.

Lorry catches fire and people feared dead in crash on A1

People are feared to have been killed after a multi-vehicle crash in which a lorry caught fire on the A1.

‘Like a zombie movie’ – Durban cleans up after week of looting as giant queues form across city

It took several hours to push back the rubbish and reveal the road which leads up to the Riverhorse Industrial Estate in Durban, but some 200 members of community groups turned up in the...

Royal Navy aircraft carrier crew test positive for COVID-19

Coronavirus has broken out on the UK's second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, meaning that both of the Royal Navy's largest vessels have COVID cases on board.

Teen in space! Dutch student to be youngest person to ever to leave earth’s atmosphere

An 18-year-old Dutch student will become the youngest ever person in space after being confirmed as the first paying passenger aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's rocket when it lifts off next week.

UK ‘not out of the woods yet’ and pandemic ‘has got a long way to run’, Whitty warns

The UK is "not out of the woods yet" when it comes to coronavirus and people should approach the end of most restrictions on Monday with caution, England's chief medical officer has warned.