Pandemic

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025.

Watch: Rachel Reeves to make case for free trade at IMF talks

A lone goose in the middle of Parliament Street, York, at midday on a Saturday as the streets are empty from the normal tourist traffic during the Covid lockdown in March 2020

Five years on: 26 eerie photos show deserted streets during lockdown

Five years since the first Covid lockdown in the UK, the impact of the pandemic is still being felt

Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life

The Covid Memorial Wall in London.

COVID-19 Day of Reflection: What and when is the Day of Reflection?

Cases of HMPV have been surging in China.

HMPV symptoms to look out for - and should we be worried?

A total of 17 Wetherspoons branches are up for sale, with 14 already under offer.

Full list of Wetherspoons pubs set to close across the UK

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman. (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman

Sam Fender at Boardmasters 2024

Sam Fender warms crowd with powerful performance at Boardmasters

Sam Fender at Boardmasters 2024

Sam Fender warms crowd with powerful performance at Boardmasters

If you test positive for Covid it's recommended that you try to stay home. (Photo: Pexel/Andrea Piacquadio)

Covid rules if you test positive as cases rise in the UK

Special measures to make sure students sitting major exams weren't unfairly impacted by the pandemic have gradually slowed down (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Do pupils still get Covid consideration in exams? All you need to know

The pandemic has left a lasting mark on many young people’s schooling 😷

Amber Allott

Ad Feature Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal returns to SPAR stores

Medical staff wearing FFP3 face masks. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

NHS 'structural racism' led to staff not being heard on PPE

Meet Strictly contestant Krishnan Guru-Murthy - reveals why he joined

Prince and Princess of Wales with their three children

Reason why Prince Louis is yet to join parents on royal tour revealed

Former PM Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over further potential rule breaches during the pandemic. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Boris Johnson denies new lockdown rule breaking allegations

Brits looking to travel to Spain this year could be impacted by new travel rules - but what are they?

Full list of new travel rules for Spain as Brits could be fined £25k

The Covid-19 pandemic broke out in March 2020, and since then there have been six million related deaths worldwide. But is it finally over?

Covid ‘no longer global health emergency’ - is the pandemic over?

Spain launches ‘digital nomad’ visa to allow Brits to live there for up to 5 years - how to apply

Brits can now live in Spain for up to 5 years thanks to new visa

A Covid-19 vaccine record on the National Health Service (NHS) app.

NHS Covid app closing down: Here’s when it will disappear for good

Mum of 2 thought ‘tennis ball’ sized brain tumour was stress seizures

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

LGBT+ History Month 2023: What is it, why is it celebrated in February and how to get involved?

LGBT+ History Month 2023 - What is it and how to get involved

B&Q announce they will close eight of their Asda sites - here’s when

Avian flu have been spotted in mammals such as minks.

WHO warns bird flu could become next global pandemic

An M&Co store is pictured in Marlow, south England.

M&Co set to close all of its 170 stores across UK - full list

The uptake of vaccines has decreased

Drop in HPV vaccine coverage among secondary school pupils

Tiger King’s Carole Baskin claims ‘dead’ husband Don Lewis is ‘alive’

Netflix’s Tiger King Carole Baskin, who appeared in hit Netflix docuseries, Tiger King, shocked the world when she claimed  her ‘dead’ husband Don Lewis has been “alive and well” in Costa Rica.

Ethan Evans

Ant Middleton’s company reportedly goes bust

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show returns on Saturday, January 14 after a three-year hiatus.

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show - how to watch and guest line up

A pedestrian walks past a Primark store on Oxford Street.

Primark shares update on website - but many shoppers will be unhappy

Tanya Manhenga, Love Island contestant from Liverpool

Love Island cast: Student Tanya Manhenga revealed as first contestant

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis

Sir Tom Moore memorial: Climate protester in court after dirty protest

One in four adults in Scotland have felt lonely because of coronavirus according to a major study which is tracking mental health across the pandemic. (Pic: Pixabay)

One in four Scots have felt isolated due to coronavirus

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