The England men's cricket team have taken the knee in support of Black Lives Matter before the first Test against West Indies in Southampton.

Dozens of key workers picking and packing vegetables at a farm in Herefordshire have tested positive for coronavirus.

Primark will not take advantage of a £30m bonus offered by the government for bringing its staff back from furlough, the retailer has announced.

Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge has criticised dozens of people who failed to turn up at his restaurant this weekend, claiming their "selfish" behaviour…

Iain Duncan Smith has said the UK should learn from what happened in the 1930s when it comes to present day China - and the government should review…

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested over racist messages sent to footballer Wilfried Zaha.

Fifteen people have been arrested in Sussex after a large group of youths "became aggressive towards police", leading to a female officer being punched…

More employees should return to work rather than stay at home to ensure "the economic engines of this country are fired up again", Michael Gove has…

Wearing face masks in shops is "absolutely a good idea" but it should be left to people's judgement, a Tory cabinet minister has said as Labour backed…

A Scottish pilot who was on life support for more than two months in Vietnam is returning home. 

Doctors are warning that patients are being neglected and their illnesses worsening after a "catastrophic" drop in surgeries and appointments due to…

A COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out across the country in the first half of next year if trials are successful, according to a leading UK scientist.

Human trials are under way of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 being developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.

Parents of children reliant upon ventilators are being asked to reuse vital parts after the demand caused by COVID-19 created a shortage.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a 10-year-old boy was stabbed in Bolton.

Bethan Jones's hopes for a normal maternity leave fell apart when the lockdown began.

A killer plant from New Zealand is putting some of the UK's most precious rivers and lakes at risk, scientists are warning.

Two people have been arrested after animal rights protesters poured red dye into the Trafalgar Square fountains in central London, police said.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting or encouraging suicide after a 19-year-old man was found dead.

Few have won the affection of football fans in quite the same way as Jack Charlton.

An unnamed Premier League footballer has revealed he is gay in an open letter, but isn't prepared to come out publicly.

Belgians have been ordered not to travel to Leicester as the city is under strict lockdown measures.

A car passenger was stabbed at a motorway junction after an argument with the driver of another car, police have said.

A one-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after falling from the window of an upstairs flat in a YMCA building in Birmingham.

England World Cup hero and Leeds United legend Jack Charlton has died.

Football clubs, sports stars and politicians have paid tribute to former England footballer and Ireland manager Jack Charlton, who has died aged 85.

The skeleton of a man with his hands tied - believed to be a murder victim from the Iron Age - has been discovered by archaeologists working on the…

Revellers are being urged to remember the importance of social distancing as pubs gear up for the second weekend of trade since the lifting of lockdown…

Blackburn council has warned people to follow coronavirus guidelines or risk a Leicester-style local lockdown after a "moderate rise in cases".

Actress Julia Sawalha has announced she will not be reprising her role in the upcoming Chicken Run sequel, claiming film-makers said her voice was…

A man has been found guilty of murdering his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend and killing their unborn child.

Award-winning DJ Steve Sutherland has died, according to the organisers of the MOBO Awards.

The R number - a key measure of how fast coronavirus is spreading - has risen slightly in England to reach between 0.8 and 1.

Germany's health minister has said he was "surprised" at Boris Johnson's claim no country had a functioning coronavirus tracing app after he was questioned…

Dame Vera Lynn has been honoured with an RAF flypast over her Sussex home as fellow villagers lined the streets to say farewell.

There is "nervousness" in the care sector as restrictions on family visits are due to be eased by the government.

Dame Vera Lynn would be "incredibly humbled" by the Battle of Britain flypast that will take place ahead of her funeral later.

The police watchdog is to investigate whether officers across England and Wales racially discriminate against ethnic minorities.

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with being a member of banned neo-Nazi group National Action.

After four long decades, the families who campaigned for justice after taking the pregnancy test drug Primodos finally had their apology in parliament.

There is a "serious risk" some parts of England will run out of water within 20 years, a committee of MPs has warned.

There are concerns that illnesses are being missed and that patients are being misdiagnosed following criticism that mainstream medical resources fail…

The Duchess of Sussex has applied to the High Court to stop The Mail and Mail on Sunday from being able to reveal the names of five of her friends…

A jihadist who plotted a knife and gun rampage at London attractions including Madame Tussauds and the Pride event has been jailed for a minimum of…

A man has been sentenced after he admitted to making and selling fake coronavirus test kits.

Scotland's pubs, restaurants and cinemas will be allowed to open fully next week, as the country moves to phase three in its easing of lockdown restrictions.…

A man in the West Midlands has become the first person to be arrested in connection with an alleged fraud of the government's furlough scheme.

A woman who died after a 20-metre crane collapsed on houses in east London has been named as 85-year-old June Harvey.

US spy chiefs are plotting to redevelop the intelligence hub where British teenager Harry Dunn was killed on his motorbike last year.

Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has apologised for attacking his girlfriend and said he has struggled with alcohol addiction "for many years".

A statue of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell that was placed on a target list is back on display after its protective boarding was removed.

The government allocated more than £15bn to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline NHS staff as part of an extra £50bn given…

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has apologised to Bianca Williams after the Great Britain sprinter and her partner were handcuffed during…

A scathing report into three NHS scandals sets out how patients were "dismissed" and "overlooked", despite being disabled or left in chronic pain from…

A woman has died after a 20-metre crane collapsed on houses in east London.

A teenager has been accused of constructing a false alibi involving the film Fast And Furious while knowing "perfectly well" he had just dragged a…

Fifty care homes and services have received urgent inspections over concerns raised amid the coronavirus pandemic - leading to at least one being shut…

A hospital in Boris Johnson's constituency has been forced to close to emergencies after an outbreak of coronavirus among staff, officials have said.

A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a car which had mounted the pavement.

Six puppies have been rescued after being found covered in oil in the back of a van in Dover.

An inquiry into three NHS scandals has found patients came to "avoidable harm" as they were "dismissed" over many years after serious concerns were…

Campaigner Marie Lyon broke down in tears as she read the report. "At last!" she exclaimed. 

Johnny Depp has denied being a "wife beater" and accused his ex-wife Amber Heard of being the abuser in their marriage on the first day of his libel…

British Gymnastics have admitted they were wrong for not telling the parents of a child about allegations she was being physically and emotionally…

A man has been charged with murder after a jazz musician was stabbed to death and dismembered in London.

The children of British military personnel will receive free childcare, the defence secretary has announced, in an attempt to modernise working conditions…

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after a stop and search involving athlete Bianca Williams.

The coronavirus is likely to have brought forward the deaths of some older and vulnerable people, resulting in the number of deaths now being below…

A teenage driver who dragged PC Andrew Harper to his death says he feels "disgraceful" about what happened.

A third of Britons have said they are either unsure or definitely wouldn't use a vaccine for coronavirus, a poll suggests.

An elderly labrador has been found abandoned in Kent with a heartbreaking note about why it ended up there.

A 23-year-old woman who was stabbed to death at a Holiday Inn has been named as Khloemae Loy. 

Prince Andrew has again been urged to speak to investigators by a lawyer representing more than a dozen women who claim they were abused by Jeffrey…

Eight motorists were trapped and had to be rescued after a major road was flooded in northwest London.

Historian David Starkey has issued an apology after saying slavery was not genocide because there are "so many damn blacks" still around.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said the Commonwealth's history must be acknowledged if we are to move forward in the future.

A Team GB sprinter who claims she and her partner were racially profiled when they were stopped and searched has called for the head of the Metropolitan…

British gymnasts, including Olympians and elite competitors, claim the sport is riddled with cases of physical and emotional abuse with some suggesting…

A man has been arrested after two paramedics were stabbed in the chest during a callout to a home in Wolverhampton.

This is the moment an uninsured driver's luck ran out.

A serial fraudster who conned two women out of more than £210,000 has been jailed for 10 years.

Inquests have opened into the deaths of four patients of the disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson.

A teenager has appeared in court accused of murdering two sisters in an "unprovoked and random attack" in a London park.

Wales is open to visitors again as travel restrictions have been lifted, while Scotland has reopened beer gardens and the people of Northern Ireland…

Police have named the man shot dead in broad daylight near a playground in London over the weekend.

A Team GB sprinter has accused police of "racial profiling" after she and her partner were stopped and searched in London.

The grandeur of Liverpool's centre is awe-inspiring for a first-time visitor.

A charity has warned that debt is the "sleeping giant" of problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.

The day the most significant relaxation of England's lockdown measures came into force has been described as a "disaster" for the hospitality industry,…