James Bond actress Lashana Lynch and West Side Story's Ariana DeBose are among the latest crop of young performers nominated for BAFTA's rising star award.

House price growth picked up to 11.2% in January - the strongest start to the year since 2005, according to figures from lender Nationwide.

Wearing face masks on flights will be one of the last COVID measures to be dropped globally and could be enforced for years, experts have said.

Another 92,368 coronavirus cases were reported for the UK on Monday - a steep rise on the previous day due to a reporting method change.

The academic bookseller Blackwell's has put itself up for sale for the first time in its 143-year history after scrapping plans to hand ownership of the business to its employees.

Planet Earth is home to 14% more tree species than previously thought, with thousands yet to be discovered, according to a global count conducted by dozens of researchers around the world.

Labour is calling on Rishi Sunak to allow the National Crime Agency (NCA) to investigate fraud associated with the government's COVID support schemes.

Labour is calling on Rishi Sunak to allow the National Crime Agency (NCA) to investigate fraud associated with the government's COVID support schemes.

The police watchdog has condemned Scotland Yard officers for a range of bad behaviour, including racism, misogyny, harassment and offensive social media messages.

Claressa Shields says Floyd Mayweather has used his experience of fighting Ricky Hatton to advise her on what to expect from UK boxing fans.