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Manchester Arena attacker Hashem Abedi and Parsons Green Tube bomber Ahmed Hassan have both been charged with assaulting a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh.

There are now double the number of patients with coronavirus in Welsh hospitals than duringthe first peak, according to the nation’s NHS boss.

Hull University undergraduate Libby Squire was raped and murdered by a prowler who had previously targeted students in a string of sex offences, a jury has been told.

Care homes are being asked to take COVID patients straight from hospitals without a recent test under new guidance.

Schools in England may not reopen after the February half-term, the prime minister has suggested.

The Duchess of York has been given a book deal with romantic fiction publisher Mills & Boon after writing about her great-great aunt for her debut novel.

The Isles of Scilly have reported their first positive cases of COVID-19 since September.

The prime minister has led tributes to the co-owner of The Daily Telegraph, Sir David Barclay, who has died at the age of 86 after a short illness.

Britons should be entitled to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave following the death of a partner or close relative, campaigners say.

Almost half of intensive care workers have turned to alcohol or had suicidal thoughts during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study suggests.