Lockdown rules are "not boundaries to be pushed against", a government minister has warned - as he admitted there was concern at non-compliance with social distancing measures in supermarkets.

Elderly people and healthcare workers have begun to be immunised against COVID-19 at seven new mass vaccination sites across England.

Care homes risk being overwhelmed by the coronavirus once again, the government has been warned, with the number of outbreaks having tripled in the past month.

The US House of Representatives will proceed with legislation to impeach Donald Trump, speaker Nancy Pelosi has said.

He has been kicked off most of the mainstream social media platforms following his supporters' rioting at the US Capitol, but President Donald Trump is still searching for online options to reach his followers.

Israel's health minister has urged countries simply to "get out there" if they want to replicate his country's vaccination success.

The partner of a British hiker missing in France has said she could have been harmed by someone who "saw an opportunity in a lone female".

Convoys containing food and the coronavirus vaccine are being sent by the Spanish government to reach areas cut off by record snowfall.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has compared the Donald Trump-supporting Capitol rioters to Nazis in a heartfelt video recalling his experience of growing up in the aftermath of the Second World War.

JD Sports has forecast annual profits will be more than £100m above market expectations following a surge in online sales during continuing coronavirus restrictions.