Multiple hospitals have declared critical incidents amid warnings the NHS is "in a state of crisis" in the face of staff shortages caused by coronavirus and rising pressures.

A leading vaccine scientist and the driving force behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab has said the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us - even as the Omicron variant continues to ravage the UK.

The founder of blood-testing startup Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, has been convicted of fraud.

Prince Andrew's lawyers are set to put forward a motion to dismiss the sex assault civil lawsuit brought against him by Virginia Giuffre, after her $500k settlement with Jeffrey Epstein was made public.

Commuters returning to the railways after the Christmas break face cancelled or reduced services on some routes thanks to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron cases.

Last year saw a record number of migrants entering the UK aboard small boats via the English Channel, latest data suggests.

Twins born just 15 minutes apart ended up having separate birthdays in different years - an event that has around a one in two million chance of happening.

New York's attorney general has issued subpoenas to Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with a civil probe into the former president's business practices and family company.

Parts of the UK are set to face localised blizzard conditions, winds of up to 80mph and freezing temperatures as the UK Health Security Agency urges people to check in on older neighbours.

Tesla has been criticised for opening a new showroom in Xinjiang, the Chinese region where authorities are accused of widespread abuse against Uyghur Muslims.