Adele and Ed Sheeran have topped new lists of the best-selling albums and singles of 2021, with teen star Olivia Rodrigo and veteran acts ABBA and Queen also charting high.

London has been a hotbed for COVID-19 over the past month, after the discovery of the Omicron variant in late November.

A further 218,724 coronavirus cases and 48 COVID-related deaths have been recorded in the UK, official figures show.

Key workers across several industries that keep the country running will be required to take COVID tests daily, the prime minister has announced.

Frozen food specialist Iceland has revealed that more than a one in ten workers are currently self-isolating as staff shortages take a toll on business, the NHS and public transport networks after the Christmas break.

Babies who were born during the first year of the pandemic scored lower on a developmental screening test than those born just before it, a new study has found.

Prince Andrew's lawyers have insisted Virginia Giuffre must provide more details about the royal's alleged sexual assault, as a judge considers whether to dismiss a lawsuit against him.

A newborn tiger cub, an Asiatic lioness, and a baby sloth named Terry have joined over 400 species at London Zoo during its annual animal stocktake.

A further 218,724 coronavirus cases and 48 COVID-related deaths have been recorded in the UK, official figures show.

Prince Andrew's lawyer has told a court that Virginia Giuffre "needs to lock herself into a story now" as he demanded she provide further details of the royal's alleged sexual assault.