The UK has reported 189,846 new COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period - a new record high in the pandemic, according to government data.

Footprints of an early relative of a dinosaur have been discovered on a South Wales beach from more than 200 million years ago, according to experts.

The sentences handed to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes's father and stepmother have been referred to the Court of Appeal for being too lenient.

Tencent Holdings, the Chinese technology behemoth, is taking a stake in Monzo, the British-based digital bank which has confounded expectations by securing a $4.5bn (£3.3bn) valuation.

Southampton have contacted the Premier League to outline their frustrations at the late postponement of their match against Newcastle.

Liverpool have recorded three new positive Covid-19 cases but manager Jurgen Klopp believes Sunday's game at Chelsea is not yet close to being called off.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s brother has told Sky News she is unlikely to cooperate with prosecutors in return for a reduced sentence, a practice known as "flipping".

Ghislaine Maxwell has been "scapegoated" for the crimes of her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein and "was not given a fair trial", her brother has told Sky News.

The UK has seen its warmest New Year's Eve on record with temperatures provisionally reaching 15.3C (59.54F), the Met Office said.

An estimated 2.3 million people in the UK had COVID in the week up to 23 December - a substantial rise on the 1.4 million the previous week.