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The Chief Medical Officer has advised the public to restrict their movements for the next two weeks if they plan on seeing older or vulnerable family members over the Christmas...

An 11-year-old schoolboy who sang to his grandmother over the internet during lockdown has released his debut album after being spotted by a prestigious record label.

Airbnb shares have more than doubled in price as the home-sharing company made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

European Union leaders have sealed an agreement on a massive long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package, EU Council president Charles Michel has said.

American comedian Ellen DeGeneres has revealed that she has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a female TV journalist in Afghanistan.

PEOPLE relying on getting a private Covid-19 test as a “quick-fix” way of giving themselves the all-clear for family get-togethers on Christmas Day have been warned that it may not...

Time magazine has named South Korean boy band BTS its 2020 Entertainer of the Year.

A no-deal Brexit continued to spook traders on Thursday with the pound falling once again on fears that a trade deal will not be agreed ahead of Sunday's newly-set deadline.

Canada has said it has confirmed with China that two Canadians held for two years in China in a case linked to a Huawei executive have not been put on...

Sky News presenter Kay Burley will be off air for six months after breaching coronavirus restrictions while celebrating her 60th birthday on Saturday in London.

US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalise relations with each other.

A mural that appeared on the side of a house in Bristol overnight was created by Banksy, the elusive artist has confirmed.

A mural that appeared on the side of a house in Bristol overnight was created by Banksy, the elusive artist has confirmed.

A mural that appeared on the side of a house in Bristol overnight was created by Banksy, the elusive artist has confirmed.

A Banksy-style mural depicting an elderly woman sneezing and spitting out her dentures has appeared on the side of a house in Bristol.

A charity T-shirt worn by the first woman to receive a Covid-19 vaccine outside clinical trials has seen a huge boost in sales after orders flooded in from around the...

A military parade has been held in the Azerbaijani capital in celebration of the peace deal with Armenia that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Planning for the worst while hoping for the best may help households prepare their finances for Brexit, according to an expert.

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister and three former ministers have been charged over the massive port explosion in Beirut in August, the country's official news agency has said.

The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan have inaugurated the first railway link between the two countries, expressing hope it would enhance trade links across the region.

Gunmen have shot and killed a female TV presenter in eastern Afghanistan.

Brussels has stepped up its preparations and held out the prospect of emergency agreements aimed at keeping planes flying and lorries crossing to the continent, amid the prospect of a...

Schools that plan to hold Christmas celebrations such as nativity plays or musical performances will be told today by the Department of Education they should do so without parents in...

Schools that plan to hold Christmas celebrations such as nativity plays or musical performances will be told today by the Department of Education they should do so without parents in...

Small-time investors who have lost millions of pounds in failed schemes will no longer receive adverts for so-called mini-bonds, after the City watchdog banned the mass-marketing of some investments.

The coronavirus pandemic means Hanukkah celebrations will look very different this year but the message behind the Jewish festival remains “exactly the same”, a rabbi has said.

Talks on a post-Brexit trade deal are unlikely to be extended beyond Sunday unless the European Union drops some of its key demands, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.

France's data privacy watchdog has handed out its biggest ever fine of €100 million to Alphabet's Google for breaching the country's rules on online advertising trackers (cookies).

Coronavirus cases are surging across Africa while people in richer countries are being vaccinated against Covid-19.

Nicola Sturgeon has donned a festive penguin jumper to show her support for an event to raise cash to help children across Scotland.

China's Foreign Ministry has said two Canadians held for two years in a case linked to a Huawei executive have been indicted and tried, but gave no details.

Holiday giant Tui has revealed it slumped to a 3 billion euro (£2.7 billion) annual loss and is ramping up cost cutting as it warned bookings will not recover fully...

Losses increased nearly 20-fold at pub giant Marston's in the last year, as the business faced a tough ride trying to weather the Covid-19 storm.

Schools that plan to hold Christmas celebrations such as nativity plays or musical performances will be told by the Department of Education they should do so without parents in attendance,...

Between Covid, lockdowns, Christmas and what 2021 has in store for us all, it can be hard to keep your spirits up and focus on the positive that is still...

Firefighters in Spain have found two bodies in an abandoned building occupied by migrants and other squatters that caught fire and partially collapsed.

German company BioNTech and US pharmaceutical company Pfizer say data on their coronavirus vaccine were “unlawfully accessed” during a cyberattack on the servers of the European Medicines Agency.

Ocado saw sales jump by more than a third in the run-up to December, as harsher lockdown conditions in England benefited the online supermarket.

The company behind Sports Direct and House of Fraser has said strong online sales and a boost since the first lockdown ended increased its profits in the last six-month period.