The health secretary says a review will be launched into plans for mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for NHS staff.

An executive at America's scientific research agency has been lured by the government to lead its new British equivalent, an appointment expected to be hailed as a coup by ministers later this week.

The foreign secretary has announced new legislation which could be used to toughen the UK's sanctions in response to the massing of Russian troops at Ukraine's border amid fears of an invasion.

A man has been found dead after a 19-hour stand-off with armed police in Wales.

Police investigating an alleged lockdown-busting party in Boris Johnson's flat in Downing Street as well as a gathering in the Cabinet Room to mark his birthday have been given more than 300 photos and 500 pieces of paper as part of their probe.

Rihanna is pregnant with her first child, new photographs of the star show.

Tesco has revealed that its Jack's discount store experiment is to be scrapped, with seven of the 13 stores to be closed down, while deli counters at hundreds of other sites are to be lost.

The long-awaited Sue Gray report has concluded that some of the gatherings inside Downing Street and Whitehall during COVID restrictions "should not have happened" and represent a "serious failure" by the government.

Reaction as the UK's house price boom continued in 2021, with the biggest annual rise in nearly 20 years.

Sky's Ian King speaks to Ryanair's chief financial officer Neil Sorahan about more potential COVID disruption. He also looks into tech IPOs raising £6.6bn in 2021. Plus, the rise of non-fungible tokens and an artist selling digital art to raise money for charity.