Lockdowns through the winter will be an "absolutely last resort", the vaccines minister has told Sky News.

The prime minister is set to announce how the rollout of third coronavirus vaccines will work in the UK as part of his COVID winter plan.

Three people have died after a car crashed into a residential block in Notting Hill, west London.

The number of employees on UK payrolls recovered to pre-pandemic levels last month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Boris Johnson's mother has died at the age of 79.

Prince Andrew's lawyer has said claims of sexual assault against him are "baseless, unviable and potentially unlawful".

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has met Vladimir Putin in Moscow - their first meeting in the Russian capital since 2015.

Social media stars including Emma Chamberlain and Addison Rae were among a youth-driven Met Gala on Monday night in a celebration of the best of high fashion.

Fresh from her US Open victory, British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu has been rubbing shoulders with celebrities at the Met Gala.

Ten million people are "likely to die" due to extreme temperatures if world leaders fail to agree significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, a report has warned.