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Businesses in parts of England under Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions will get further financial support in a package unveiled by the chancellor today, according to reports.

A football fan who was left brain damaged after an attack by opposition thugs at an away match has died five years later.

Ireland has entered one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, with people banned from socialising and pubs, restaurants and bars closed.

On 2 December 1956 a track by Winifred Atwell became the first ever by a black person to go to number one in the UK singles chart.

Sky History has axed its new woodworking show The Chop while it investigates a contestant's tattoos after viewers reported they appeared to have links to Nazism and white supremacists.

Forty years ago, a reality TV queen was born.

Singer and musician Spencer Davis, who founded The Spencer Davis Group, has died while being treated for pneumonia, his agent has said.

The Affair star Dominic West is in the picture to take over the role of Prince Charles in The Crown.

A football fan who was left brain damaged after an attack by opposition thugs at an away match has died five years later.

New lockdowns are predicted to have a significant impact on emissions caused by staying at home this winter.

Businesses in parts of England under Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions will get further financial support in a package unveiled by the chancellor today, according to reports.

Too many people with learning disabilities or autism are receiving "undignified and inhumane care" in specialist hospitals, the care regulator has found.

Another 26,688 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK - the highest daily figure to date.

Portraits that show how COVID-19 has changed the lives of veterans and service men and women are being released to mark this year's Poppy Appeal.

At least 12 people were killed when government forces fired upon protesters during anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed.

Spain has become the first country in western Europe to record one million coronavirus cases - marking a doubling of its tally in just six weeks.

The University of Oxford says it will continue its COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil, following the death of a volunteer.

Ireland has entered one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, with people banned from socialising and pubs, restaurants and bars closed.

Donald Trump "has come to the realisation that NATO is very valuable," the outgoing US ambassador to the alliance has told Sky News.

Facebook has launched its own dating feature to rival existing apps such as Tinder.

Businesses in parts of England under Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions will get further financial support in a package unveiled by the chancellor today, according to reports.

Trade talks between Britain and the European Union will resume later this week, Downing Street has said.

Boris Johnson has faced calls to explain how regions can have their coronavirus alert level and restrictions lowered.

The £60m made available by the government to Greater Manchester to go into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions will be offered to the region's councils, the prime minister has said.

A Conservative MP has accused Labour's deputy leader of calling him "scum" during an ill-tempered exchange in the Commons.

A key ally of Brazil's president has been arrested after anti-corruption officers discovered a wad of banknotes in the underpants he was wearing.

A bungling burglar who left behind a rucksack containing his name and address at the scene of a crime has been jailed for four years.

A woman who found a rare two-headed snake in her sunroom has found the reptile a new home.

The sharp rise in coronavirus cases is stretching the capacity of the Test and Trace service, forcing untrained staff to take on contact-tracing jobs, according to a leaked internal email seen by Sky News..

Facebook has launched its own dating feature to rival existing apps such as Tinder.

The key to making stronger buildings and planes could lie in the anatomy of a crush-resistant insect that can survive being run over by a car, scientists have found.

Spain has become the first country in western Europe to record one million coronavirus cases - marking a doubling of its tally in just six weeks.

Nigerian forces have reportedly opened fire on protesters in Lagos after 12 days of demonstrations against police brutality.

A new boss - the third in six months - has been appointed to lead the contact tracing app for England and Wales, Sky News has learned.

A woman who found a rare two-headed snake in her sunroom has found the reptile a new home.

Boris Johnson has faced calls to explain how regions can have their coronavirus alert level and restrictions lowered.

At least 12 people were killed when government forces fired upon protesters during anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed.