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Cheap and rapid tests are now available, but what can they realistically achieve?

Ofsted chief reveals higher baby deaths in lockdown and calls for action as next one begins.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood says the second lockdown will affect the show.

A global analysis suggests that on average the world's tallest teenagers live in the Netherlands.

Students at Manchester University tear down fencing constructed around their campus without warning.

Everyone living or working in Liverpool will be offered repeat tests, whether or not they have symptoms.

Sam Lillico says she wants to make sure this Christmas is a really good one despite Covid-19.

The parents of the brothers responsible for the attack are among several people police want to speak to.

Regional restrictions raised the profile of Metro Mayors during the coronavirus pandemic.

The BBC's security correspondent spent time with Gerard, a student at Edinburgh university.

Undergraduates in Manchester say they awoke to find 7ft metal fences surrounding their campus.

Critics say extending the scheme to protect jobs will only delay the inevitable

A large police presence remains near Trafalgar Square where the Million Mask March was dispersed.

Boris Johnson says four weeks of the new measures will be enough to make "a real impact".

More than eight in 10 secondary schools have had at least one case since September, figures show.

As a four-week lockdown begins, we compare how busy roads and high streets are across the country.

Industry figures say the chancellor has offered businesses a "glimmer of hope" that they can survive the Covid crisis.

A court heard Dominic Chappell spent the money that was owed on two yachts and a luxury holiday.

NHS CEO Sir Simon Stevens said the second wave of Covid-19 was real and serious.

Arlene Foster says the R-rate has dropped to about 0.7 but more talks are needed over restrictions.