Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from an Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne having just come out of isolation after returning a positive Covid test.

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New York City's new mayor Eric Adams, a retired captain in the New York Police Department, called in an assault he witnessed during one of his first media engagements.

A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Croydon the day before New Year's Eve has been named by police as Zaian Aimable-Lina.

The NHS faces intensifying strain over coming weeks as a "health emergency" created by pressures such as surging hospital admissions and staff absences build further, it has been warned.

England has reported a record high of 162,572 new COVID cases along with a further 154 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to official data.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has reported a suspected positive Covid-19 test and will miss Sunday's Premier League game against Chelsea.

Those feeling the effects of the night before on New Year's Day will be disheartened after a new study revealed that so-called hangover cures showed no convincing signs of working.

At least 12 people have been killed and 15 injured in a stampede at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.