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The government has announced a five-step plan for imposing local lockdowns in the case of coronavirus spikes.

Some regions in England are doing better than others in combating the growth of COVID-19, according to new government figures.

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

The growing number of illegal raves sweeping the UK is down to young people feeling frustrated that nightclubs are still closed – despite lockdown lifting, a top DJ has told Sky News.

The Copenhagen statue of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid has been vandalised, with the phrase "racist fish" scrawled on its stone base in the Danish capital's harbour.

Johnny Depp's libel claim against The Sun after an article in the newspaper referred to him as a "wife beater" will go ahead next week as planned.

Katie Price has told MPs her disabled son Harvey has been the target of "disgusting and despicable" abuse from online trolls.

YouTube star JoJo Siwa says she's been left "crying for hours" after people targeted her at home shouting "very mean things".

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

The government has announced a five-step plan for imposing local lockdowns in the case of coronavirus spikes.

Some regions in England are doing better than others in combating the growth of COVID-19, according to new government figures.

The lawyer for dozens of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims has claimed Prince Andrew is "deliberately evading authorities" who have invited him to provide a statement about abuse by the financier.

Pubs in England will be allowed to open from 6am tomorrow as punters prepare to order their first pint in more than three months.

A West London mother who converted to Islam has been jailed for life for plotting to blow up St Paul's Cathedral during Easter celebrations.

I live in Israel.

A former worker at the UK's consulate in Hong Kong has told Sky News that Britain's decision to grant him asylum could set a precedent for others who fear Chinese persecution.

France's new prime minister has been named as Jean Castex following the resignation of Edouard Philippe, triggering a government reshuffle.

A pilot whose seaplane crashed in 2017 killing five Britons is likely to have had his ability to fly impaired by carbon monoxide, according to investigators.

A majority of Russians have voted to approve amendments to the country's constitution which would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036, despite protests in Moscow and St Petersburg.

Exiled Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has called a referendum that has given Vladimir Putin the right to remain in power until 2036 a "total fraud".

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

Boris Johnson has said the UK is "very much through the worst" of the coronavirus pandemic, but warned: "Let's not blow it now, folks."

The prime minister has refused to "get into details" about his father's trip to Greece during the coronavirus pandemic.

The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have hit out at the UK government's handling of its coronavirus travel quarantine.

The five-mile restriction on travel in Wales will be lifted from Monday, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced.

Allotment holders in South Wales got the shock of their life when they discovered a 6ft (1.8-metre) boa constrictor among their vegetables.

A nine-month-old puppy had an emergency operation after swallowing a 10-inch stick half the length of its body.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has proved he is something of a pop culture expert by quoting Mean Girls in his coronavirus news conference.

Tesla has denied firing employees who chose to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic, contrary to media reports.

Police have arrested hundreds of suspected top-tier criminals involved in murder, gun smuggling and drug trafficking after infiltrating their encrypted phone system.

Police forces across Europe celebrated their infiltration of EncroChat on Thursday, disrupting international organised crime networks which were using the company's encrypted phones.

Lewis Hamilton laid down an emphatic marker on Formula 1 2020's opening weekend by topping both Friday sessions at the Austrian GP, with Mercedes stamping their authority in an ominously-fast Practice Two.

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

I live in Israel.

Police have arrested hundreds of suspected top-tier criminals involved in murder, gun smuggling and drug trafficking after infiltrating their encrypted phone system.

A former worker at the UK's consulate in Hong Kong has told Sky News that Britain's decision to grant him asylum could set a precedent for others who fear Chinese persecution.

Boris Johnson has said the UK is "very much through the worst" of the coronavirus pandemic, but warned: "Let's not blow it now, folks."