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NewsYahoo News UKThe UK's 20 COVID hotspots as cases surge above 50,000 per day
52,009 COIVD-19 cases were confirmed in the UK on Thursday - the highest number of daily reported cases since 17 July.
NewsYahoo News UKMap shows areas of the UK with the highest CO2 emissions
London was by far the most polluted area in the UK.
NewsYahoo News UK'Extremely concerning’ drop in convictions for domestic abuse
The number of domestic abuse convictions has dropped by 35% in five years.
NewsYahoo News UKWhat is COP26 and why is it so important?
World leaders will meet to discuss the future of climate change at the summit in Glasgow.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice hunting two ‘aggressive’ women who smashed wine bottle over Tube passenger's head
The assault took place on the Northern Line on 17 June.
NewsYahoo News UKJacob Rees Mogg: Tory MPs don't need masks because of our 'convivial spirit'
The Leader of the House of Commons said Tory MPs don't need masks due to their 'convivial, fraternal spirit'.
NewsYahoo News UKStorm Aurore: Thames Barrier closed to protect London from potential flooding
Heavy rain fell on Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday as Storm Aurore moved in from France.
NewsYahoo News UKClubber rushed to A&E after 'scratching on arm' as police probe 12 'spikings with something sharp'
Spiking is the act of adding alcohol or a drug to food or drink without the knowledge of the person who consumes it.
NewsYahoo News UKBaby girl, 16 months, 'murdered' by mother and partner who 'stamped on her'
Bradford Crown Court heard that 16-month-old Star Hobson was left with catastrophic injuries after allegedly being stamped on by her mother Frankie Smith and her partner Savannah Brockhill.
NewsYahoo News UKPeople 'should use their own judgment on wearing masks', says health minister
Edward Argar said it was up to individuals to decide whether to wear masks or not.
NewsYahoo News UKUK COVID cases could already be nearly 100,000 a day 'as half are asymptomatic', warns expert
Dr Chris Smith, a virologist from the University of Cambridge said the UK could already be close to 100,000 COVID cases as 'we just don't know about lots of them'.
NewsYahoo News UKArmed police swoop on Manchester street after shooting which leaves man in hospital
A man in his 20s was treated for multiple gunshot wounds following the shooting on Copthorne Crescent in Longsight.
NewsYahoo On This DayWhen is Oscar Pistorius due to be released from jail?
On this day in 2014, Oscar Pistorius was sentenced for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
CelebrityYahoo On This DayOn This Day: When Paul McCartney had to deny rumours he was dead
The conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney had died in a car crash took hold in the late 1960s.
NewsYahoo News UKSajid Javid criticised for saying COVID deaths are 'mercifully low'
The health secretary has been criticised for claiming daily COVID death figures over 100 are 'mercifully low'.
NewsYahoo News UKSajid Javid: Tory MPs should be wearing masks in parliament
The health secretary said public figures 'have a role to play to set an example'.
PoliticsYahoo News UKStalker who harassed women after pretending to have found their missing pets is jailed
Steven Bowkett, 33, demanded topless pictures of women after finding their contact details online.
NewsYahoo News UKDetective who 'boasted about sex with boys' jailed after sting by his own police force
Christopher Richards, 45, was exposed in an undercover police operation.
NewsYahoo News UKCressida Dick: Met Police was wrong to advise women to flag down a bus if stopped by a lone officer
The force was heavily criticised for making the suggestion in the wake of the Sarah Everard case.
NewsYahoo News UKHow many people have had a booster jab in England?
The highest figure for daily reported deaths from COVID since March was recorded on Tuesday.
NewsYahoo News UKSeven teenagers charged with murder of 18-year-old stabbed to death in Tyne and Wear
Jack Woodley was was found seriously injured near the Britannia Inn, Houghton-le-Spring, on Saturday night.
NewsYahoo On This DayWhy the Queen compared the Sydney Opera House to the Pyramids during 1973 opening
On the 48th anniversary of the Australian landmark's opening, how Queen Elizabeth II likened the Opera House to something altogether more archaic.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus Plan B: The three things that could trigger winter COVID restrictions
As the government insisted it currently doesn't plan to trigger its 'Plan B' of winter COVID restrictions, here are the three key areas which could see rules reintroduced this year.
NewsYahoo News UKPub shames 'pathetic' group who refused to pay after eating 'most of their meal'
The owner of The Pack Horse in Derbyshire claimed that one member of the group winked at him as they left.
NewsYahoo News UKDeadly snake discovered in shipment of rocks sent to Essex from India
The saw-scaled viper is one of the world's deadliest snakes.
