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England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has warned the rate of COVID-19 infections in the UK is "heading in the wrong direction".

It was but three weeks ago that Boris Johnson gathered his cabinet together to set the government's agenda for the autumn after the summer break.

The UK faces a "tipping point" where "more restrictive measures" could be brought in to slow the spread of coronavirus, the health secretary has told Sky News.

Lee Kerslake, who was the drummer for rock band Uriah Heep and also played on two Ozzy Osbourne albums, has died aged 73 after a battle with prostate cancer.

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has said this year's Emmy Awards, which is taking place virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, could end up a "beautiful disaster".

The UN Secretary General has told Sky News that goals set five years ago to help tackle global problems such as poverty, inequality and climate change have been "dramatically derailed" by the COVID-19 crisis - as a new film highlighting the biggest issues facing the world today is released.

A star of noughties TV series That '70s Show has denied three accusations of rape.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson put his enormous muscles to good use when he was forced to rip off his electric gate from a wall with his bare hands to avoid being late to film scenes for his debut superhero movie.

England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has warned the rate of COVID-19 infections in the UK is "heading in the wrong direction".

It was but three weeks ago that Boris Johnson gathered his cabinet together to set the government's agenda for the autumn after the summer break.

The UK faces a "tipping point" where "more restrictive measures" could be brought in to slow the spread of coronavirus, the health secretary has told Sky News.

People who may have coronavirus will be required to self-isolate by law - with those who refuse facing fines of up to £10,000 in England.

The Prince of Wales will warn the climate crisis is "rapidly becoming a comprehensive catastrophe that will dwarf the impact of the coronavirus pandemic".

Lee Kerslake, who was the drummer for rock band Uriah Heep and also played on two Ozzy Osbourne albums, has died aged 73 after a battle with prostate cancer.

Tens of thousands of people marched through the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday, calling for the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko in the sixth straight weekend of protests.

Protesters have taken to the streets of Madrid to demonstrate against strict new lockdown measures due to come into force on Monday.

The Prince of Wales will warn the climate crisis is "rapidly becoming a comprehensive catastrophe that will dwarf the impact of the coronavirus pandemic".

Three people have been killed in Greece after a rare "medicane" storm flooded areas in the centre of the country.

Australia appears to be heading for its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases in three months, as a state leader said infection spikes in Europe served as a warning about the dangers of exiting lockdown too soon.

They promised a dawn surprise, and in Bangkok, anti-government protesters ushered it in to the chorus of a pneumatic drill.

England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has warned the rate of COVID-19 infections in the UK is "heading in the wrong direction".

It was but three weeks ago that Boris Johnson gathered his cabinet together to set the government's agenda for the autumn after the summer break.

The UK faces a "tipping point" where "more restrictive measures" could be brought in to slow the spread of coronavirus, the health secretary has told Sky News.

The government is changing the rules around self-isolation in a move to force more people to stay at home if they have coronavirus.

The health secretary Matt Hancock has refused to rule out further "national action" and revealed talks are ongoing about possible London measures.

A football match in West Yorkshire was forced to stop for around 20 minutes after an alpaca invaded the pitch.

Sets of 120,000-year-old footprints belonging to humans have been discovered in Saudi Arabia.

An amateur German football team lost a match 37-0 after they socially distanced from their opponents due to concerns about the coronavirus.

Donald Trump's plan to block downloads of the Chinese messaging and payment app WeChat has been blocked by a federal judge in California on first amendment grounds.

Tens of thousands of people marched through the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday, calling for the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko in the sixth straight weekend of protests.

Donald Trump says he has given his "blessing" to a proposed deal that could prevent TikTok from being banned in the US.

Three people have been killed in Greece after a rare "medicane" storm flooded areas in the centre of the country.

Tens of thousands of people marched through the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday, calling for the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko in the sixth straight weekend of protests.

England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has warned the rate of COVID-19 infections in the UK is "heading in the wrong direction".

People who may have coronavirus will be required to self-isolate by law - with those who refuse facing fines of up to £10,000 in England.

Retailers continued their slow recovery during August, as sales volumes increased by 0.8% compared with July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Britain's economy is "less weak" than previously expected but a recent rise in COVID-19 cases could take its toll on activity, the Bank of England has said.