Boris Johnson celebrates the "freedom in our hands" as the long Brexit process comes to a conclusion.

The display over London included tributes to NHS staff and figures including Captain Sir Tom Moore.

And another 964 people died within 28 days of a positive test, only slightly down on Wednesday's figure.

The UK will now leave a 12-week gap between both parts of the Covid vaccination, rather than 21 days.

The trade border means most commercial goods entering NI from GB now require a customs declaration.

Campaigners say cutting of the 5% VAT rate on tampons and sanitary towels ends a 'sexist' tax.

One of hip-hop's most influential MCs, masked rapper MF Doom died in October, his family confirm.

Some lorries heading for Ireland have already been turned away from Welsh ports over wrong paperwork.

NHS England says the facility is available to help the capital's hospitals as Covid-19 cases rise.

Nearly 180,000 retail jobs were last year, up by almost a quarter on the previous year, analysts say.

The station will reflect on the world's longest-running serial drama across its output on Friday.

The deal - yet to become a treaty - enables Spanish workers to continue entering Gibraltar freely.

Images that defined the year a pandemic dominated the nation.

Covid restrictions mean ringing in the new year will be a quieter affair for most.

Head teachers, parents and teachers react to England's school shut-down plans.

A 22-year-old became seriously ill with Covid while pregnant, but ultimately both mother and baby were saved.

One student says it feels like the city has "never come out" of lockdown.

Eight-year-old Milan Kumar's book is about a young boy spreading festive cheer during the pandemic.

Thousands more businesses will now have to close or extend closures as restrictions escalate.

Martin Berry says he is "confident more hospitals and ambulance trusts will declare a major incident".

Europeans in the UK, and British people around Europe, explain what Brexit will mean for them.

This year could be a "make or break" moment in the fight against global warming.

It was a year to forget for the arts and entertainment. But let's see what you can remember.

As 2020 draws to a close temperatures in the UK drop and parts of the country are bathed in snow and frost.

A group of local ski students have been taking advantage of the winter snow on a closed mountain road.

The UK leaves the European single market and customs union an hour before midnight and a new relationship with the EU begins.

A look at some of the leading arts and entertainment figures recognised for their achievements.

The bongs of Big Ben at 11pm in London signal the UK's departure from the EU's trading rules.

Professor Hugh Montgomery told BBC Radio 5 Live hospitals were facing a "tsunami" of Covid cases and he feared it would get worse after New Year's Eve.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with the BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg.

The unrest in the St Pauls area of Bristol in 1980 was a defining moment for many black people in the city.

Nicola and Jessica are encouraging women to get back in the pool to enjoy the freedom of swimming.

NHS England's national medical director urges people to 'stay at home' this New Years Eve.

The first newspapers of 2021 offer a message of hope after "the worst year in living memory".

The bodies were found at a property in the Yorkshire Dales on Wednesday.

A further 2,622 people test positive for coronavirus as Scots were urged to have a safe Hogmanay.

It is one of the additional safety measures outlined in a Department of Education letter to schools.

Welsh Secretary says firms will be better off, but Labour warns of costly red tape.

Pledge over mass testing in schools, as warning given not to mix for New Year's Eve celebrations.