The government is expected to make changes to testing rules today, meaning those who test positive on lateral flow tests will no longer need a follow-up PCR to begin their isolation period if they do not have symptoms, Sky News understands.

Pre-departure testing will no longer be required for travellers returning to the UK, the government is expected to announce later.

Novak Djokovic will be "on the next plane home" if he is unable to provide "acceptable proof" for a COVID vaccination exemption to play at the Australian Open, the country's prime minister has warned.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants to "p*** off" people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 - and warned he plans to make life harder for those who refuse to get jabbed.

North Korea has been detected firing a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, the first such launch in around two months.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has tested positive for coronavirus, a party spokesman has said.

A dog saved the life of an injured hiker by lying on top of him and keeping him warm for 13 hours.

Jason Derulo got into a fight with two people at a Las Vegas club after one of them referred to him as fellow musician Usher.

A utility company's power cables sparked last summer's lethal Dixie Fire in California, which swept through five counties and destroyed more than 1,300 homes and other buildings, state officials have said.

The US government has charged one of the main suspects in the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise.