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An announcement on mandatory hotel quarantine will be made later, a government minister has told Sky News, as he said it was "far too early" for Britons to be thinking about booking a summer holiday.

Three times a day the doorbell would ring.

Conditions in the city of Manaus, deep in the Amazon rainforest where the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 is believed to have originated, are now so bad that people are suffocating in hospital beds without oxygen.

Singer Will Young has said he is "astounded" his twin brother was allowed to leave hospital following a suicide attempt - just days before taking his own life.

The Flaming Lips are known for frontman Wayne Coyne zorbing in a large transparent ball over the crowd at their gigs.

Davina McCall has responded to an online troll who described her as an "old, over sun-kissed woman" who "should cover up".

When I suggest to the director of The Dig that a film about archaeology isn't usual blockbuster fare, he quite rightly reminds me that "Lara Croft and Indiana Jones were pretty big box office hits".

Sky will be doubling its offering of original film and TV content, with more than 125 new Sky Originals planned for 2021.

An announcement on mandatory hotel quarantine will be made later, a government minister has told Sky News, as he said it was "far too early" for Britons to be thinking about booking a summer holiday.

The UK's unemployment rate has hit 5% for the first time since 2016, according to official figures which suggest over 200,000 people lost their jobs in the three months to November.

The UK has recorded its lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases so far this year, with 22,195.

Skin cancer rates have rocketed in the past few decades, according to a new study.

Almost four in five of those aged over 80 have received a first dose of a COVID vaccine, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

A woman who slit the throat of a seven-year-old girl has had her minimum term increased after the judge said it had been "calculated in error".

Conditions in the city of Manaus, deep in the Amazon rainforest where the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 is believed to have originated, are now so bad that people are suffocating in hospital beds without oxygen.

The UK is to offer its genomics expertise to help other countries identify new COVID variants, Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce.

Joe Biden has suggested the US could soon be vaccinating an average of 1.5 million Americans a day - but warned the country's growing COVID death toll could still top 600,000.

At least 70 people have been arrested after a third night of protests in the Netherlands.

Taking a regular afternoon nap could be one way to stay mentally agile, according to a new study.

Three times a day the doorbell would ring.

An announcement on mandatory hotel quarantine will be made later, a government minister has told Sky News, as he said it was "far too early" for Britons to be thinking about booking a summer holiday.

Almost four in five of those aged over 80 have received a first dose of a COVID vaccine, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

The UK is to offer its genomics expertise to help other countries identify new COVID variants, Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce.

The UK's vaccination programme is a "resoundingly powerful" argument for the benefits of the Union, the health secretary has said.

Data on when coronavirus lockdown restrictions can start to be eased will be assessed before mid-February, the prime minister has said.

Road safety officer Allan has been "kidnapped" from his post and residents of Braemar are appealing for his return.

A prankster pretending to be Piers Morgan managed to fool Donald Trump into thinking he was speaking to the real TV presenter.

In honour of Burns Night, a packet of haggis has been launched to the edge of space for the first time.

Taking a regular afternoon nap could be one way to stay mentally agile, according to a new study.

A new laser system that may revolutionise the treatment of cancers and help surgeons remove them without damaging healthy tissue, is being developed by scientists.

Google has threatened to block its search engine in Australia if it is forced to pay media outlets for their news content.

Snow has fallen in the Sahara desert after temperatures dropped to -3C (27F).

Data on when coronavirus lockdown restrictions can start to be eased will be assessed before mid-February, the prime minister has said.

Conditions in the city of Manaus, deep in the Amazon rainforest where the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 is believed to have originated, are now so bad that people are suffocating in hospital beds without oxygen.

An announcement on mandatory hotel quarantine will be made later, a government minister has told Sky News, as he said it was "far too early" for Britons to be thinking about booking a summer holiday.

Millions of self-assessment taxpayers will be given an extra month to file tax returns after the government recognised the "immense pressure" caused by the pandemic.

The UK is to offer its genomics expertise to help other countries identify new COVID variants, Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce.