Nomadland has swept the Oscars with wins for its director Chloe Zhao and its lead Frances McDormand as well as best film - with British stars Daniel Kaluuya and Emerald Fennell also among the winners.

Fresh claims about Boris Johnson are "not true" and a "comedy chapter" in an ongoing Westminster briefing war, a cabinet minister has told Sky News.

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has quit boardroom positions at retailers Morrisons and Dunelm as well as her role as a Church of England minister after a major miscarriage of justice.

The frantic hunt for oxygen is an ugly one at the epicentre of the world's coronavirus pandemic.

The organisers of the Oscars tried their best to ensure there was some normality on Sunday night, amid a disjointed and, often virtual, awards season.

Turkmenistan has created a new national holiday to honour its native dog breed the alabay.

Distressing footage has been released of a mother and her two young children being lowered down a nine metres (30ft) wall using a rope on the US-Mexico border.

Over-50s have suffered their biggest annual fall in employment since the 1980s as a result of the COVID-19 economic crisis, according to new figures.

Just don't call them the local elections.

The COVID vaccination programme is being expanded to younger age groups as the government launches a campaign to encourage people under the age of 50 to get the jab.