Germany will introduce new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.

Strict limits on crowd numbers at football matches have been announced for Scotland and Hogmanay events will be cancelled as part of new COVID restrictions from Boxing Day.

A schoolgirl killed in a car crash had a "smile that could light up the world", her family has said.

A man has died on a building site in east London after he was reportedly struck by a falling object.

Boris Johnson has confirmed he will not introduce any further COVID restrictions in England before Christmas, but warned that the situation remains "finely balanced" ahead of the New Year.

Cutting the coronavirus self-isolation period would only be safe if lateral flow tests were made compulsory on the final day, an expert has told Sky News amid reports the government is considering the move.

Police have launched an urgent appeal to find a missing 20-year-old student who vanished after a night out in London.

Nationwide customers are unable to send or receive money just days before Christmas.

The UK has recorded a further 90,629 coronavirus cases and 172 deaths in the latest 24-hour period.

New economic support for the hospitality sector "borders on insulting" and amounts to "far too little", the Treasury has been told.