‘Labour is coming home’: Starmer hails narrow by-election win as Tories blame Hancock scandal

Sir Keir Starmer has declared "Labour is back" as he told his party the Batley and Spen by-election win shows what can be achieved when it "pulls together".

R number in England falls slightly to 1.1 to 1.3 despite rise in case numbers

England's R number has fallen slightly to between 1.1 and 1.3 despite a rise in cases of coronavirus across the UK, the latest estimates show.

Dehydration to the body overheating – how do humans die of heat?

Hundreds of people have died as record temperatures were reached in the US and Canada this week.

US forces leave main base in Afghanistan – despite fears of looming civil war

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.

Delta variant cases up 46% in a week – as expert warns mutant strain will hit UK ‘soon’

Cases of the Delta coronavirus variant have risen 46% in a week in the UK - as an expert warned the even more transmissible Delta plus variant could soon hit the country.

Cases against two former soldiers accused of Northern Ireland murders in 1972 collapse

The case against a former British soldier charged with the murder of a teenager in Londonderry in 1972 has collapsed - and a separate case against another charged in relation to the Bloody Sunday...

Labour is in a dreadful place – but is the Batley and Spen win a sign Starmer’s torrid time is settling?

In the normal course of politics, an opposition party holding a seat in a by-election is the most predictable of events.

Man charged with assaulting Professor Chris Whitty after video of park incident

A man has been charged with assaulting England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty after he was accosted in London on Sunday.