The crucial R rate for the coronavirus could now be at 1 across England, government scientists have said.The R number, or reproduction number, represents the average number of people infected by each person with Covid-19.…

Joe Biden has spoken with the Ukrainian president for the first time as tensions between the country and Russia continue to rise.Mr Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on Friday as US and NATO officials warned…

(AP)The US Capitol building has been placed on lockdown and a person was taken into custody after a vehicle rammed through a security barricade, injuring at least two police officers. The United States Capitol Police Department…

The Netherlands has stopped administering the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to people under 60 following the death of a woman who had received one of the jabs, according to national news agency ANP.Some 10,000 scheduled appointments…

The Department of Transport has said travel bans will be introduced for visitors from Pakistan, Kenya, Bangladesh and the Philippines.The ban will come into force from 4am on Friday 9 April. International visitors who have…

Police have warned people not to gather in large groups over the Easter weekend, with concerns that people may be tempted to meet inside as colder weather sweeps across the country.The Metropolitan Police said large…

A man has been convicted of murder after killing and dismembering a woman who went missing on a night out.Azam Mangori killed Lorraine Cox, 32, in his room above an Exeter kebab shop in September…

Police chiefs have warned that enforcing new lockdown rules may be “almost impossible” ahead of a long Easter weekend which is likely to see people across the country meeting outdoors, despite an end to the…