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Helicopters at the scene in Keyham this evening (Image: PA)

'Number of fatalities' following Plymouth incident

There have been a "number of fatalities" following what British police have described as a serious firearms incident in the southwestern city of Plymouth this evening.

UK • 12 Aug 21

People queue up at a Covid-19 vaccination centre in London

UK urges pregnant women to get vaccinated

British health authorities have urged more pregnant women to get coronavirus jabs after a national study found the Delta variant appeared to increase their risk of severe symptoms.

Coronavirus • 31 Jul 21

Commuters, some not wearing face masks, on the tube in London this morning

Rise in vaccinated people catching Covid, says Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the number of people getting Covid-19 despite receiving two vaccine doses has been rising.

Coronavirus • 19 Jul 21

Bukayo Saka is consoled by England manager Gareth Southgate after missing the final penalty

England players racially abused following Italy defeat

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the "appalling" racist abuse of England players on social media after their Euro 2020 final defeat.

World • 12 Jul 21

Quarantine scrapped for fully vaccinated Britons returning from amber listed countries

England lifts quarantine rules for amber countries

Britain's transport minister Grant Schapps has said that people who are fully vaccinated will no longer have to quarantine on their return from an amber listed country from 19 July.

Coronavirus • 08 Jul 21

More than half of adult Londoners have already had both jabs

London youth could win Euro final tickets for first jab

Young Londoners getting their first vaccine jabs this week will be entered in a draw to win tickets for the Euro 2020 football final, the city's mayor announced.

World • 06 Jul 21

West Mercia Police officers searching a property in Kempsey, Worcestershire, in 2019 where the woman's body was found

Man charged with murder of wife who disappeared in 1982

A man in his 80s has been charged with the murder of his wife, who disappeared in 1982, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service has said.

UK • 08 Jun 21

Boris Johnson said the review will be given 'maximum possible access' (File photo, PA Images)

Greensill review to be given 'maximum possible access'

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said a review into how failed firm Greensill Capital was able to secure government contracts will be given the "maximum possible access" to get to the bottom of what happened.

World • 13 Apr 21

Boris Johnson said the planned reopening would take place next week

Shops, gyms and outdoor pubs to reopen in England

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that a planned reopening of the economy would take place next week, with the opening of all shops, gyms, hairdressers and outdoor hospitality areas in England.

Coronavirus • 05 Apr 21

The figure is the lowest since the week to 1 January

22% drop in weekly Covid deaths in England and Wales

The number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered each week in England and Wales has dropped by nearly a quarter, new figures show.

Coronavirus • 23 Feb 21

Boris Johnson outlined the four-stage plan in the House of Commons today

Johnson: All restrictions could be lifted by 21 June

A four-stage plan could see all of England's coronavirus restrictions finally lifted by 21 June, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.

Coronavirus • 22 Feb 21

Arrivals from the Common Travel Area with Ireland will be exempt from the UK government plan

Travellers can use NI 'back door' to avoid PCR test

Northern Ireland will remain the 'open back door' for travellers arriving to the island of Ireland from Britain - despite a new range of restrictions.

Coronavirus • 08 Jan 21

Health experts have warned the NHS is under pressure

Figures show one in 50 had virus in UK last week

A further 60,916 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in the United Kingdom as of 9am this morning, according to the British government.

Coronavirus • 05 Jan 21

A poll suggested 43% of 7,999 British adults surveyed would 'strongly support' keeping schools in England closed for a two further weeks

Return of secondary schools in England delayed

Secondary school children in England will return to the classroom later than planned to enable the roll out of mass Covid-19 testing, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said.

Coronavirus • 30 Dec 20

The image is on the exterior wall of a house on Vale Street in Bristol, the steepest street in England

Banksy confirms mural of sneezing pensioner is his work

A mural that appeared on the side of a house in Bristol overnight was created by Banksy, the elusive artist has confirmed.

UK • 10 Dec 20

Photographs showed dozens of freight lorries queued along the M20

Long queues in UK caused by Brexit border control tests

Lorry drivers in England were left queuing along the M20 in Kent as Brexit border control tests were carried out at the Channel Tunnel.

Brexit • 24 Nov 20

A shopper walks past a government advert on Covid-19 in Reading, England

England facing tiered restrictions until end of March

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said England will face tiered coronavirus restrictions until the end of March.

Coronavirus • 23 Nov 20

The NCA said this was a 'significant attempt to breach the UK's border controls'

UK makes 72 arrests on boat in people smuggling probe

The UK's National Crime Agency has said that 72 people have been arrested after a fishing boat was intercepted off the eastern coast of England, prompting a people smuggling investigation.

UK • 18 Nov 20

This restaurant in Liverpool is among the businesses shutting down until 2 December

Last orders as England enters new Covid-19 lockdown

England's 56 million people have entered a second coronavirus lockdown with more doubts about the stringent policy than the first time around.

Coronavirus • 05 Nov 20

Last night, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown across England

UK govt 'hopeful' new lockdown will end by December

British cabinet office minister Michael Gove has said it is his fervent hope that the newly announced lockdown to be imposed in England will end in early December.

Coronavirus • 01 Nov 20

A view of Nottingham city centre which will enter Tier 3 restrictions from midnight tomorrow

Pressure mounts for English lockdown as cases rise

Pressure to impose a national lockdown in England is mounting as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb and more than a dozen areas are due to move into a higher level of restrictions.

Coronavirus • 29 Oct 20

A sign on Market Street in Manchester, one of the areas facing stricter restrictions

England faces more local lockdowns as Covid cases rise

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will intervene with further localised restrictions to fight a rapidly growing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic after more of northwest England was put on the highest Covid-19 alert level.

Coronavirus • 16 Oct 20

Cases have risen sharply in the last two weeks

Johnson under pressure as UK coronavirus cases rise

Boris Johnson faced fresh pressure to consider a tighter national lockdown in the face of figures suggesting local measures to contain the spread of coronavirus were not working.

Coronavirus • 07 Oct 20

Queuing cars at a drive through test centre in Lewisham, south London

NHS officials contact Ireland for help with Covid tests

Senior UK health officials contacted their Irish counterparts this week seeking help with Covid-19 tests.

UK • 17 Sep 20

Boris Johnson said he was 'sorry' to have to introduce the new limits on gatherings

Gatherings of more than six people banned in England

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people to limit their social contact "as much as possible" and to minimise interactions with other households as he outlined new measures to control a surge in coronavirus cases.

Coronavirus • 09 Sep 20