The EU and UK are entering "the last week or so" of "substantive" post-Brexit trade negotiations, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told Sky News.

The government has secured an additional two million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which trials suggest has a 95% effectiveness.

Formula 1 racing driver Romain Grosjean has said he is "sort of okay" after surviving a horror crash during the Bahrain Grand Prix.

A female racing pigeon from Belgium called New Kim has been sold for a record €1.6m (£1.4m) to a mystery Chinese buyer at an online auction.

Actor David Prowse, the man who donned the iconic Darth Vader suit in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85.

Six explosions were reported in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, late on Saturday, according to the US State Department.

Protesters in Paris have clashed with police as thousands of people demonstrated across France against a proposed new law that would ban the filming of police.

Standing on the steps of Downing Street after winning the 2019 election, Boris Johnson directly addressed the country: "If you ask yourselves what is this new government going to do, what is he going to do with his extraordinary majority, I will tell you... we are going to unite and level up."

Boris Johnson has said the new coronavirus tiers have "a sunset" clause - or expiry date - of 3 February, as he tries to fight off a backlash from Tory MPs.

Searches have been carried out at the home and office of Diego Maradona's doctor as part of an investigation into the football legend's death.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it needs "more than a press release" about the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in order to evaluate trial results.

The government is being urged to suspend peak rail fares and introduce mass testing for transport staff, to help the country avoid travel "chaos" in the run up to Christmas.

The UK's medicine manufacturing industry is being given a £20m boost to help the response to future pandemics, the prime minister has announced. 

A mysterious monolith has been discovered in a remote part of the United States.

Pakistan's loneliest elephant is being relocated to a new sanctuary in Cambodia after popstar Cher campaigned for him to be rescued.

Britain's struggling retail industry has been one of the worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the closure of many stores.

A mysterious monolith discovered in a remote part of the US has - just as mysteriously - been removed.

Mike Tyson's return to the ring after 15 years in a bout against fellow boxing legend Roy Jones Jr has ended in an unofficial draw.

The Crown could be in danger of misleading fans, leading viewers to mistaking the shows fictitious events for fact, the culture secretary has warned.

As England prepares to exit its second national lockdown, the show's guests debated the new tiered system of restrictions that will replace the shutdown.

Cultural icon, fashion muse and celebrated beauty - Audrey Hepburn left an indelible mark on the world.