Easing restrictions in England next week is the right thing to do, the government has said, after a warning that it might cause a "substantial resurgence" in hospital admissions.

If the new Indian variant does install itself as the main variant of COVID-19 in this country; if it does lead to more cases and in turn more deaths - and both of those remain big ifs - the question of how this happened is likely to focus on three da...

Israeli warplanes bombed new targets in Gaza and Palestinian militants fired back despite attempts to broker a ceasefire - as an annual day of Palestinian grief at Israel begins.

China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time, becoming the second country to arrive on the Red Planet.

It's supposed to be the happiest day of your life, but police have revealed details of dozens of crimes reported at weddings in the last three years - including mass brawls, thefts and sexual misconduct.

In a week dominated by violence in Israel and Gaza, you could be forgiven for missing a lot of other news.

Raging Bull, the dark and unrelenting story of violent boxer Jake LaMotta, is widely considered among the greatest films ever made, and certainly one of actor Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese's finest works. For the past year, British writ...

Football stars are urging the public to get vaccinated - helping the UK achieve its goal of giving coronavirus the red card.

A Palestinian rap artist and a Jewish mother of seven live in the same, mixed neighbourhood in the Israeli city of Lod.

Debenhams stores across the UK will shut their doors for the final time later, bringing more than 240 years of retail history to an end.