A study has found that abiraterone is effective in treating prostate cancer patients earlier

‘There’s a glimmer of Christmas hope in the findings we published yesterday,’ health security chief says

Colourful creations have been brightening locations up and down the country.

Exclusive: ‘We should certainly not be producing non-stun meat for export,’ says Tory MP

The UKHSA estimates that someone with Omicron is between 31% and 45% less likely to attend A&E.

Ruth Maguire was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer.

Her speech marks the end of a year peppered with both joy and immense sadness

New Covid variant is highly transmissible and remains serious cause for concern over festive period

Police are not treating Adam Watts’ death as suspicious.

E45 cream was created in 1952 by Reckitt subsidiary Crookes Healthcare.

South West Water is urging customers not to put cooking fats, oils and grease down the sink this Christmas

It is expected the executives will ask for tax cuts and the relaxation of green levies.

NHS is in a ‘state of emergency’ and can now only ‘crisis manage’ say leaders

Sir Patrick Vallance says Covid modellers do not only look at worst outcomes.

Air ambulance pilot Rory Macdonald spoke of his ‘respect beyond words for the patients he met.

The third study in two days to indicate the Omicron variant’s decreased severity leads the front pages.

‘Vaccine inequality is deepening with every month that goes by,’ says one campaigner

Group says certification will ‘make society less free, less equal and less accessible for people’

Police arrest man after receiving reports of animal cruelty

Boris Johnson described the booster as a ‘wonderful’ gift, while the Health Secretary warned Omicron could still overwhelm hospitals.

The Prime Minister will also say that the pandemic is far from over.

The DUP leader is currently isolating after contracting the virus.

‘The vaccination programme has been a source of brightness during a really difficult month,’ Nicola Sturgeon has said in her Christmas message.

Pleas for information have since been shared on social media

Mark Hall was shot through the window of his family’s west Belfast home on Saturday.

Customers began tweeting Lloyds reporting that they were having problems at around 9pm.

The author, known for her provocative social commentary, was described as an ‘inspiration’ who ‘changed the art of writing’ online.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be spending Christmas in Norfolk with members of Middleton family

The Labour leader used his Christmas message to thank NHS staff for the vaccine rollout.

Grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 will be available for a sector that has been hit by the latest coronavirus restrictions.

The three patients and one visitor sustained minor injuries in the incident at Ulster Hospital.

The rock band released their ninth studio album earlier this year, which went straight to number one in the UK album charts.

Teenager was treated in hospital for dog bite to his hand

Brothers Kyson, Bryson, Leyton and Logan all died last week in a house fire in south London.

‘A huge moral lapse on the part of the world,’ former PM says

Health secretary confirms no further measures will be introduced ahead of Christmas

NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Grampian and NHS Lanarkshire will receive support.

A rise in Omicron cases is behind a shortage in medicines such as painkillers, experts have said

Exclusive: Ministers blame technical issues as conservationists fear law may be watered down, warning of more elephant killings

Julian Knight said there were ‘serious questions to be asked about DCMS and the way in which it is going about appointments’.

France warns the UK could face sanctions if the tribunal finds it has breached agreement

Friends and family wore bright colours and casual clothes, as requested by the family

Surge in demand as public urged to use kits in hours before meeting up with loved ones

Members of the armed forces have spoken about life on the Covid front line as more than 1,000 are deployed across the UK to help deliver boosters.

Ed Jackson is climbing the country’s highest mountains for two charities having fractured multiple vertebrae in his spine in 2017.

Residents say there is ‘no goodwill’ in rules

Rates have increased week-on-week in 96% of areas.

The Night Time Industries Association said the UK late-night economy has already ‘suffered enormous damage’.

An application to bring an appeal on his case was filed shortly after 11am on Thursday.

The Foreign Secretary has warned Moscow that any incursion into its neighbour would be a ‘massive mistake’.

However, the UKHSA warned that the new strain is more transmissible than previous variants such as Delta.

Northern England and Scotland appear to have best chance, according to latest forecast

Seven in 10 eligible Scots have had their booster jag, figures revealed, as the Health Secretary urged people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Nottinghamshire Police said inquiries were under way after the ‘incredibly sad’ break-in.

Charities welcome move but say ‘urgent clarity’ needed on how new programme will work

It comes after scientific advisers said only clinically vulnerable in this age group should get vaccine

The Metropolitan Police say they are looking for a man in connection with the incident.

The 12-year-old was killed after a Christmas event in Liverpool last month.

The figures have been compiled by the PA news agency using NHS England data for vaccinations up to December 19 and population figures from the ONS.

The couple wish supporters a ‘happy holiday season’ and ‘prosperous new year’.

Some 37.6% of staff in care homes for older residents and 33.5% of staff in homes for younger adults had received a booster as of December 19.

The stolen and lost laptops, phones, memory sticks and hard drives have disappeared since 2017

Millions of people are embarking on trips to spend the festive period with friends and relatives.

A summary of the latest figures released before Christmas.

As much as 10cm of snow could fall overnight in Scotland

An Afghan resettlement scheme, announced in August after the Taliban reclaimed Kabul, is set to open in January, the Home Office confirmed.

Philip, the Queen’s husband of 74 years, died aged 99 in April.

The strike action will last for six months from January, the union has said

Public Health Scotland data published on Thursday shows that Omicron cases rose by 674, taking the overall total to 2,326.

Police not treating incident as suspicious

The former footballer angered them by urging people to protect themselves by having the booster in a recent video.

Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes was fatally mauled by family’s Chow Chow cross

Abdullah Ahmed Jama Farah, from Manchester, left a warder struggling for breath after the assault at HMP Long Lartin in April.

Nightclubs closed from Boxing Day in latest measures introduced to respond to rising case numbers

1 in 45 people tested positive in England last week

The data is compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.

The Finance Secretary said that cash from health consequentials could be ‘re-profiled’ to help businesses threatened by new restrictions.

Spread of Omicron variant inspires booster jab rush as further social restrictions feared after Christmas

Student has been described as a ‘phenomenal musician’ whose disappearance is ‘completely out of character’

Harvey Parker left the Heaven venue near Charing Cross railway station in London in the early hours of Friday morning.

But Sajid Javid said the Government has no plans to make any further announcements on restrictions in England this week.

The Metropolitan police are searching the river Thames after CCTV footage indicates that Mr Parker may have entered the water near the Golden Jubilee Bridge

There is nothing to suggest there is any third-party involvement at this stage, the Metropolitan Police has said

‘I think you shouldn’t do this to bypass the media,’ former PM says

This is the highest number since comparable figures became available in autumn 2020, the Office for National Statistics said.

Experts warn the proportion of reported scam texts which are about deliveries has more than tripled compared with a year ago.

The UK Government has changed its self-isolation period to seven days, provided there is a negative lateral flow taken on the sixth and seventh day.

The ONS said this was 88% of the levels seen in the equivalent week in 2019 and reflected the weakest showing since May 17.

The Omicron wave is due to peak in Northern Ireland in mid January.

The 12-year-old was stabbed during an attack in Liverpool city centre last month.

Richard Ratcliffe said his wife Nazanin’s separation from the family while she is being detained in Iran was especially difficult at Christmas.

Humphrey Burke, 28, kicked Lorraine Barwell, 54, in the head while she escorted him from court in July 2015.