Dorset Police says rules meant Timothy Brehmer still got his salary after admitting killing a nurse.
Parties to mark the new year could be super-spreader events for the virus, says the health minister.
More than 200 Britons flee Verbier, defying a Swiss order to remain in their hotels and chalets.
People in Staffordshire are urged to only drive if their journeys are essential.
Contraflow is put in place on the A55 at Holyhead as the UK and EU prepare for new trading rules.
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.
Ministers warn of "practical and procedural changes" when the Brexit transition period ends this week.
Rising demand is down to the "rapid spread" of the new variant of Covid-19, health bosses say.
Labour MP Stephen Kinnock calls for a "progressive patriotism" to heal post-Brexit divisions.
But intensive care consultant Bethan Gibson says the vaccine is a "light" at the end of the tunnel.
A crush at Ibrox Stadium resulted in 66 deaths, including five boys who lived within 100 yards of each other.
Adam Lind and Lauren Coley travelled the world before spending the pandemic on the UK canal network.
A snapshot of some of the many books for next year from established, debut and non-fiction writers.
A charity in Stoke-on-Trent moved 66 people into a hotel during the first lockdown.
Detectives began 25 homicide inquiries in 2020, more than any other year since 2007.
Dorothy Bonarjee was Indian by birth, English by upbringing, French by marriage - and Welsh at heart.
The airport's cargo team has handled its highest-ever number of goods in a single month.
Holly King-Mand began giving English lessons online and now has nearly 60,000 social media followers.
A selection of the most compelling news photographs from around the UK.
Evelyn Forde was crowned Headteacher of the Year, the 'Oscars' of education.
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