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The government was routinely overstating the total number of people who had been tested for COVID-19 by as many as 200,000 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new Sky News analysis.

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

Boris Johnson has served notice that tougher rules on wearing face masks could be on the way, as he appealed to people working from home to go back to work.

Celebrities including Elton John, Dua Lipa and Jade Thirlwall have signed a letter calling on the government to ban so-called "conversion therapy" for LGBT+ people.

Security footage has been released showing the last known movements of Glee star Naya Rivera, who is feared to have drowned after taking her son out on a lake in southern California.

Actor Johnny Depp used his sliced finger to daub graffiti on a mirror and walls in blood and paint, during an alleged drug-fuelled "three-day ordeal" he put his ex-wife Amber Heard through in Australia, the High Court has been told.

Actor Javicia Leslie has been unveiled as the new lead of The CW's Batwoman, joining the show when it returns next year.

Sky - the owner of Sky News - has been given the green light to start building a new "state-of-the-art film and TV studio", close to the famous Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.

Boris Johnson has served notice that tougher rules on wearing face masks could be on the way, as he appealed to people working from home to go back to work.

The government was routinely overstating the total number of people who had been tested for COVID-19 by as many as 200,000 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new Sky News analysis.

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

Quarantine rules end today for people travelling to the UK from more than 70 countries and British Overseas Territories.

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

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

COVID-19 is not under control across most of the world and is actually getting worse, according to the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Lebanon‘s economic meltdown has left the country "on the brink", with one of its top doctors warning that medical supplies in hospitals across the nation have now reached critical levels.

Turkey's president has signed a decree to formally turn the Hagia Sophia into a mosque - a move which threatens to upset Christians around the world.

A man in New Zealand has been arrested after breaking out of quarantine to go to an off licence.

Jeffrey Epstein's confidante Ghislaine Maxwell has been made to wear paper clothing and had her bedding removed while in custody in New York over fears she may try to take her own life, an official has said.

France's centuries-old Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt as it was before, including its spire.

The government was routinely overstating the total number of people who had been tested for COVID-19 by as many as 200,000 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new Sky News analysis.

Boris Johnson has served notice that tougher rules on wearing face masks could be on the way, as he appealed to people working from home to go back to work.

Beauty salons, tanning shops and tattooists can reopen in England from Monday, the government has said, while gyms and indoor swimming pools will be allowed to let customers return later this month.

The government has announced the latest easing of England's lockdown, with beauty salons, gyms, leisure centres and pools allowed to reopen this month.

The UK is to reject an invite to take part in the EU's coronavirus vaccine programme because of worries over delays getting doses into the country.

When is 200 metres not 200 metres? When US sprinter Noah Lyles runs it, apparently.

A "vampire-slaying kit" containing a pocket-sized pistol and a 19th century copy of the New Testament is going under the hammer.

German engineering company Festo has created robotic birds capable of amazingly realistic flight.

The iPhone apps for Spotify, Tinder and Pinterest crashed for users around the world on Friday due to a Facebook bug.

A scheme using drones to deliver coronavirus test kits and medical supplies to a Scottish island has received government funding to help tackle the pandemic.

Online bank Smile is trying to reassure customers after days of technical problems with its website and app.

Beauty salons, tanning shops and tattooists can reopen in England from Monday, the government has said, while gyms and indoor swimming pools will be allowed to let customers return later this month.

German engineering company Festo has created robotic birds capable of amazingly realistic flight.

Formula 1 drivers are braced for an unpredictable Austria follow-up after a surprising Friday "mix-up" for the Styrian GP - with Lewis Hamilton struggling - ahead of expected rain for qualifying.

Celebrities including Elton John, Dua Lipa and Jade Thirlwall have signed a letter calling on the government to ban so-called "conversion therapy" for LGBT+ people.

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

A scheme using drones to deliver coronavirus test kits and medical supplies to a Scottish island has received government funding to help tackle the pandemic.