French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants to "p*** off" people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 - and warned he plans to make life harder for those who refuse to get jabbed.

Seventeen hospitals in Greater Manchester have paused some non-urgent surgery and appointments after coronavirus cases have "risen sharply" in the region.

A memorial for the 22 people killed by a suicide bomber at Manchester Arena officially opens to the public today.

Novak Djokovic will be "on the next plane home" if he is unable to provide "acceptable proof" for a COVID vaccination exemption to play at the Australian Open, the country's prime minister has warned.

Seventeen hospitals in Greater Manchester have paused some non-urgent surgery and appointments after coronavirus cases have "risen sharply" in the region.

MPs are returning to Westminster after their Christmas break and plunging straight into a potentially fiery Prime Minister's Questions and a Commons showdown over COVID-19.

Updates from the fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground as England look for their first win of the series.

A little girl wrapped up in a pink all-in-one suit and a man carrying her in his arms are believed to be among the first people this year to reach the UK after making the dangerous Channel crossing in small boats.

A petition calling for Sir Tony Blair to be stripped of his knighthood has been signed by more than 670,000 people.

A state of emergency has been declared in Kazakhstan following major protests over fuel prices.