Pictures of machete-wielding suspects have been released by the Metropolitan Police as detectives appeal for information about a stabbing in Hyde Park.Scotland Yard wants to speak to a number of young men after a 17-year-old…

Marina Wheeler, the ex-wife of Boris Johnson, has reportedly said she was the one who ended the couple's 25-year marriage because life with the would-be prime minister had become "impossible".Ms Wheeler, a 56-year-old QC and…

A phenomenal cosmic explosion of gamma radiation from a collapsing star has been captured by scientists in Nambia.The gamma-ray burst (GRB) was captured by the High Energy Stereoscopic System on 29 August 2019, after the…

We must be 'careful' with international travel, says Matt HancockThe travel industry was dealt a hammer blow on Thursday as Portugal, the only mainstream holiday country on the green list, was downgraded to amber.Transport secretary Grant Shapps cited…

The so-called Indian variant of coronavirus is now the most dominant across the UK, Public Health England has announced.PHE warned there had been a 79 per cent increase in cases related to the B.1.617.2 mutation…

Boris Johnson is facing the prospect of a damaging Commons defeat over the government’s multi-billion pound cut to overseas aid, as a group of Conservative backbenchers launched a surprise rebellion.Led by the former Tory cabinet…

Boris Johnson’s government is “open minded” about extending the furlough scheme, a senior member of the cabinet has claimed.Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon will use a four-nations summit with the prime minister on Thursday to…

The Algarve, in green-listed Portugal, is a popular holiday spot for Britons (Getty Images/iStockphoto)No new countries will be added to the green list today, according to reports.There were hopes that a smattering of Greek islands,…