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Boris Johnson has admitted the level of COVID cases is "high" and he is "watching the numbers very carefully every day" - but insisted he is "sticking with our plan".

Coronavirus case rates among schoolchildren in England have reached a new record high, according to the latest government data.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Conservative MP Sir David Amess.

The UK has recorded another 52,009 new COVID cases and 115 virus-related deaths, the latest daily figures show.

Doctors are urging the government to enforce Plan B measures in England as coronavirus infections rise in the weeks leading up to winter.

The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has "taken the coward's way out", families of his victims have said, as lawyers accepted he had been allowed to "laugh in the face of the inquiry" by fleeing the UK.

The mother of a five-year-old boy has been charged with the child's murder, as a teenager appeared in court accused of the same offence.

Comedian Judi Love has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not take part in Strictly Come Dancing this weekend, the BBC has said.

The Thames Barrier is being closed for the 200th time after a number of flood warnings were put in place in southern England as Storm Aurore moves in.

The Welsh government says climate change could increase the risk of landslides from disused coal tips - and is calling on the UK government to allocate funds to make hundreds of high-risk tips safe.