BARACK OBAMA made an embarrassing gaffe in his COP26 speech, confusing Scotland - the host country of the conference - with Ireland.

ALL frontline NHS England staff will have to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus, the Government is expected to announce later.

THE SNP has been slammed for bringing forward plans to create a national bank for an independent Scotland, rather than focus on recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.

MINISTERS are planning to prepare for an annual vaccination programme to tackle COVID-19 and any variants, according to a new report.

ONE of Britain's greatest inventors, the man who pioneered the modern hip replacement and helped millions of people to live a better life in old age, has died aged 82.

COVID does not guarantee the production of antibodies after being infected a new study has shown.

A POPULAR restaurant has begged people to show "decency" after 45 reservations failed to turn up on Saturday night alone.

SCRUTINY over the second jobs and earning power of Members of Parliament is growing in the wake of the Owen Paterson scandal. Here's how to check on your MP's earnings as the House of Commons is held to account.

THEY are some of the greatest team players the nation has ever known - fighting for each other and their country.

YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club has vowed to make drastic changes after it settled its dispute with the former player at the heart of a racism scandal.