Boris Johnson has said "there is no doubt in my mind that schools are safe" and advised parents to send their children in tomorrow despite rising COVID-19 cases.

Pressure is mounting on the government to keep all of England's schools closed when the new term starts this week amid fears over the spread of COVID-19.

Council leaders in Liverpool have called for a national lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he spent Christmas battling the coronavirus.

Hundreds of new vaccination sites are expected to be up and running this week as the NHS expands its coronavirus immunisation programme.

Vandals have targeted the leaders of the US House and Senate after Congress failed to increase the amount of money being given to Americans to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic.

Parts of England, Wales and Scotland are facing snow and icy weather this weekend, as Britain braces for a cold snap in the days ahead.

Veteran US talk show host Larry King is in hospital with coronavirus, according to US media reports.

A US police officer called to charge two women for shoplifting instead paid for them to have Christmas dinner with their children.

The son of the oldest NHS frontline doctor to die after contracting COVID-19 says health and care workers should be the first to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.