A second referendum on Scottish independence will not be held until all day-to-day Covid restrictions have been lifted, Nicola Sturgeon has said.more

Health secretary Sajid Javid has ruled out plans for vaccine passports and has said he can't see how the UK will be forced into another COVID-19 lockdown.more

Selfridges has hosted the first ever wedding at its London store as an Essex couple tied the knot in a secret ceremony. more

The UK economy grew by just 0.1% in July as the last Covid restrictions were lifted in England. It was the economy's sixth consecutive month of growth, but the increase was much lower than in the previous month, which saw 1% growth.more

An in vitro study of drugs already approved by the regulatory authority in the United States to treat a range of conditions, has shown eight of them are also effective in slowing SARS-CoV-2 replication in infected human cells.more

GPs in England are finding it "increasingly hard to guarantee safe care" as the number of doctors falls and demand surges, a senior medic said. Prof Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, told the Guardian GP numbers had fallen by 4.5% despite an ageing population with an increased need for care.more

Some people cannot prove they are legally in the country because of a flaw in the government's system for immigrants from the European Union, reported The Guardian. The main problem is people who apply for a change of status from "pre-settled" to "settled".more

French maritime officials rescued 126 migrants attempting to cross the Channel to Britain as tensions escalated over record arrivals on England's southern coast.more

British Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks in New York and Washington, which killed 2,977 people, including 67 British citizens.more

Labour shortages in the food industry means consumers may not be able to find the products they like in supermarkets, an industry boss has warned. "The just-in-time system is no longer working and I don't think it'll work again," Food and Drink Federation (FDF) boss Ian Wright said at an Institute for Government event on Friday.more

More people are considering giving up their dogs for adoption since coronavirus restrictions were lifted, according to a dog welfare charity. The Dogs Trust said it had seen a 35% increase in calls related to giving up dogs in the last few weeks.more

Boris Johnson is set to publish a Covid blueprint to prepare for a “difficult time” this winter, with jabs for younger teenagers, a booster programme, flu shots and vaccine passports all expected to be part of the measures. more

EU citizens, including Polish citizens, can only cross the British border using an ID card until September 30th. The document, which was repeatedly called by the head of the Home Office "dangerous and easy to forge", will no longer be respected from October 1, and the only possibility to enter the UK will be a valid passport.more

Forecasters and meteorologists at the Met Office and also at the BBC have issued updates on yet further good weathermore

The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban is likely to have "emboldened" UK terrorists, the head of MI5 has warned.more

Six new species of dragonfly have colonised Britain in the last 25 years as dragonflies and damselflies boom in a warming climate. More than 40% of resident and regular migrant dragonflies and damselflies have increased in number since 1970 with just 11% declining, according to a study of 1.4m dragonfly records.more

Earlier this year, Transport for London announced it would no longer be allowing Oyster card top-ups at ticket office windows at rail or Overground stations. Are the days of this pioneering piece of blue plastic numbered?more

Prince Harry and his family are returning to Britain in the coming days for the christening of his newborn daughter Lilibet Diana, according to sources. In this way, Prince Harry is sort of like lockdowns: just when you think you’ve seen the last of him, there are rumours of his return.more

The huge West End shop that was home to Topshop whose owner fell into administration, could become a Ikea branch, with a deal reportedly agreed.more

PayPal is introducing new fees for payments between businesses in the UK and those in Europe, from November.more

Nightlife industry chiefs have warned of “very difficult times ahead” for London’s night time economy as the capital faces a “catastrophic” shortage of door staff.more

Anti-vaxxers have put up posters booby-trapped with razor blades on the London transport network.more

A charity named after Winston Churchill has provoked fury by rebranding itself amid concerns over his views on race. The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has removed pictures of the wartime leader from its website and is changing its name to the Churchill Fellowship. Volunteers at the trust said it was 'rewriting history'.more

Three is the latest mobile network to announce it is reintroducing roaming charges between the UK and Europe.more

Doctors and nurses will get a “substantial grace period” to get the Covid-19 jab or risk losing their job under Government plans, a minister has said.more