Parts of the UK are set to face localised blizzard conditions, winds of up to 80mph and freezing temperatures as the UK Health Security Agency urges people to check in on older neighbours.

A leading vaccine scientist and the driving force behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab has said the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us - even as the Omicron variant continues to ravage the UK.

Apple has become the world's first company with a $3tn (£2.2tn) stock market value.

Twins born just 15 minutes apart ended up having separate birthdays in different years - an event that has around a one in two million chance of happening.

Last year saw a record number of migrants entering the UK aboard small boats via the English Channel, latest data suggests.

The founder of blood-testing startup Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, has been convicted of fraud.

School children across England will be required to wear face masks and take a lateral flow test as they start returning to the classroom today.

Usman Khawaja will take Travis Head's place in the only change to Australia's side for the fourth Ashes Test against England in Sydney.

Multiple hospitals have declared critical incidents amid warnings the NHS is "in a state of crisis" in the face of staff shortages caused by coronavirus and rising pressures.

Sir Keir Starmer is beginning the New Year with an ambitious speech putting patriotism at the heart of the Labour Party's strategy to win support from voters.