A trial has shown a new, experimental drug to treat COVID-19 in the worst hit patients could stop people dying.

The government is to make coronavirus vaccinations compulsory for care home staff who work with elderly and vulnerable people, Whitehall sources say.

The UK is even less prepared to deal with climate change already hitting the country than it was five years ago, thanks to a "failing" government response, its own independent advisers have warned.

The American and Russian presidents will meet today in Geneva for a summit at a moment of deeply strained relations between the two countries.

Hit sitcom Absolutely Fabulous would not get made today "because everything is sensitive", one of its stars has said.

Israel has launched airstrikes in Gaza less than a month after a ceasefire agreement was reached.

Around one million people aged 21 and 22 are now eligible to book their coronavirus vaccination.

The surge in the rate of inflation of the past couple of months showed no sign of slowing in May, hitting 2.1% as the cost of a range of goods picked up following the coronavirus crisis-induced slump for the economy.

Scotland Yard has promised to review allegations that Ghislaine Maxwell was involved in trafficking, grooming and abusing women and girls in the UK.

Ryanair has hit out at the UK government's traffic light system for global travel, describing the meagre green list of destinations as a "red list shambles".