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Reopening schools fully in September without an effective test, trace and isolating strategy could result in a second wave of coronavirus more than twice the size of the first, according to a new modelling study.

Exam results have been published in Scotland, showing an increase in pass rates.

A teenage boy killed a teaching assistant before moving her body in a wheelie bin and burying her in a makeshift grave, a court has heard.

Ellen DeGeneres's wife Portia de Rossi has spoken out in support of the TV star, posting on Instagram to say "I stand by Ellen" following allegations of a toxic workplace environment on the set of her show.

UB40 singer Duncan Campbell is in hospital after suffering a stroke.

Singer Will Young's twin brother has died aged 41.

British Vogue editor Edward Enninful is glad he was racially profiled at work because it reminds him never to think of himself as "too successful".

A woman has reportedly won £12,000 for a piece of art featuring thousands of forward-slash characters on an A4 piece of paper.

Reopening schools fully in September without an effective test, trace and isolating strategy could result in a second wave of coronavirus more than twice the size of the first, according to a new modelling study.

Exam results have been published in Scotland, showing an increase in pass rates.

A teenage boy killed a teaching assistant before moving her body in a wheelie bin and burying her in a makeshift grave, a court has heard.

The Royal Family have wished the Duchess of Sussex a "very happy birthday" as she turned 39.

Tech retailer Dixons Carphone is to cut 800 jobs as it changes the way its stores are managed.

A motorist says he was "flabbergasted" to receive a parking fine after stopping for a drive-through coronavirus test.

Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after a giant SOS sign they wrote in the sand was spotted from above.

Donald Trump has said the US should receive a "large percentage" of the proceeds from any sale of TikTok to Microsoft.

Hundreds of thousands of people are without power after Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the US, bringing with it winds of 85mph and the threat of storm surges and flash floods.

North Korea has "probably developed miniaturised nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missile", according to a confidential UN report.

Virgin Galactic has revealed designs for a supersonic passenger plane capable of flying three times the speed of sound.

Footballers could be sent off if they deliberately cough at an opponent under new rules issued during the coronavirus pandemic.

The council with the highest rate of coronavirus infections in England has launched its own contact-tracing scheme because the government's national system isn't fast enough, a local official has claimed.

Russian hackers stole secret trade deal papers from the email account of former cabinet minister Liam Fox, according to Reuters.

Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, "the architect of the Northern Ireland peace process", has died.

The Catholic grandson of a Presbyterian clergyman, John Hume was born to be a peacemaker.

An investigation has resumed into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke ministerial rules and misled the Scottish parliament about when she knew about sexual misconduct complaints against Alex Salmond.

Egyptian experts have hit back at Elon Musk after the SpaceX founder tweeted about a conspiracy theory that aliens built the pyramids.

A kitten had to be rescued from three vehicles in one day after it kept climbing into engines in Norfolk.

A US woman who began a trading challenge with a hairpin has said she won't stop until she has traded up to a house.

Virgin Galactic has revealed designs for a supersonic passenger plane capable of flying three times the speed of sound.

Donald Trump has said the US should receive a "large percentage" of the proceeds from any sale of TikTok to Microsoft.

Smartwatch maker Garmin paid a multi-million dollar ransom to criminals who encrypted its computer files through a ransomware negotiation business called Arete IR, sources have told Sky News.

There may never be a "silver bullet" to beat coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organisation has warned.

John Hartson has called on Leigh Griffiths to prove his fitness to Celtic manager Neil Lennon after the striker missed his side's 5-1 win over Hamilton on the opening weekend of the Scottish Premiership season.

The Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok could be sold to Microsoft after an apparent change of mind by US President Donald Trump.

Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, "the architect of the Northern Ireland peace process", has died.

Donald Trump has said the US should receive a "large percentage" of the proceeds from any sale of TikTok to Microsoft.

Hundreds of thousands of people are without power after Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the US, bringing with it winds of 85mph and the threat of storm surges and flash floods.