A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 60-year-old man who was stabbed in a "random and unprovoked" attack in central London.
The UK is seeing its "own form of a COVID Mexican wave" as infections move from the west of the country to the east, a leading symptoms researcher has said.
Boris Johnson is "very confident" that the UK's use of India-produced jabs won't prevent Britons being able to travel abroad - as German chancellor Angela Merkel offered hope of quarantine-free trips to the EU...
US forces have left their main military base in Afghanistan - the hub for a 20-year mission against the Taliban and al Qaeda - in the clearest sign yet America's longest war is ending.