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.

The UK has seen its warmest New Year's Eve on record with temperatures already reaching 14.9C (58.82F), the Met Office has confirmed.

New rules banning a loyalty penalty for car and home insurance customers take effect from 1 January.

Watford striker Emmanuel Dennis will not play in the Africa Cup of Nations after the Nigerian Football Federation said his club are "baring fangs".