Another 75 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been found in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

The murder of a six-year-old boy by his stepmother should prompt "urgent" change in social care, a former children's minister has said.

The father of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and his girlfriend have been jailed for the six-year-old's killing.

A woman, whose son had lifesaving surgery at Great Ormond Street when he was only three months old, has won a £3.5m house in a competition raising money for the hospital's charity.

More than one million people have booked an appointment for a booster jab this week after the public were urged to have the shot following the emergence of the Omicron variant.

Unvaccinated women who suffered serious complications from COVID-19 during pregnancy have shared their "terrifying" stories to help encourage expectant mothers to get the jab.

Connor Gibson has been charged with murdering and sexually assaulting his sister Amber Gibson, whose body was found in a park.

A disabled woman has said she "didn't think she would survive" because it was so "bitterly cold" after her power was knocked out by Storm Arwen.

Around 500 leaseholders from across the UK have told Sky News about the extreme mental health impact and financial toll of having to live in an unsafe building. 

Theatre actor Sir Antony Sher has died of cancer at the age of 72 - with Prince Charles paying tribute to "a giant of the stage at the height of his genius".