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Another 26,688 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK - the highest daily figure to date.

The University of Oxford says it will continue its COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil, following the death of a volunteer.

Spain has become the first country in western Europe to record one million coronavirus cases - marking a doubling of its tally in just six weeks.

Four students in Nottingham have been fined £10,000 each after throwing a party despite coronavirus restrictions, having told police that officers had "spoiled their fun".

Two people have been killed in an explosion and building collapse at a shop in west London, the fire brigade has confirmed.

A married police officer accused of killing his lover has admitted being a "well-practised liar", a court has heard.

A Merseyside business owner says he hopes to donate £53,000 to mental health charities after a local ban on gyms opening was reversed.

MPs have rejected a Labour motion calling for an extension of free school meals over the school holidays until Easter 2021.

A Conservative MP has accused Labour's deputy leader of calling him "scum" during an ill-tempered exchange in the Commons.

The key to making stronger buildings and planes could lie in the anatomy of a crush-resistant insect that can survive being run over by a car, scientists have found.