Professional sport in England will be allowed to continue behind closed doors, despite a new national lockdown announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Lockdown measures will see schools closed until half term, and GCSEs and A-levels unable to go ahead as normal.

There is to be a fresh move to make non-fatal strangulation a specific criminal offence.

All eyes are on Georgia as the traditionally Republican state could hand Joe Biden the US Senate.

Festivals will need government assistance to get "back on their feet", says trade body UK Music.

A growing divide over education, jobs, and ethnicity threaten the fabric of society, says Nobel laureate's study.

Enrique Tarrio was detained as he entered the city ahead of a pro-Trump protest this week.

Strict new Covid-19 restrictions come into force in Scotland, prohibiting people from leaving their homes.