Variant spreads 56% faster and may need tougher measures to control, a study suggests.

Nine people reveal how they plan to remember the loved ones they lost to Covid-19.

A new centre is being created in Fife amid a growing interest in dry stone walling.

Children at an orphanage in the town of Bugembe have a special link with AFC Bournemouth.

A group of scientists said rapid tests and lab-based PCR tests should not be directly compared.

While some will be sad about being cut off from family by the pandemic, others are glad to use it as an excuse.

Some grammar schools are outlining how they will admit pupils if transfer tests are cancelled.

A community living in the same large house say their way of life has thrived in a year of lockdowns.

The new variant of coronavirus could overtake plans for returning to school in England next term.

Experts urgently assess whether the mutation of coronavirus spreads more easily among the young.

Education Minister Peter Weir outlines plans for the return of schools in the new term.

Donations of free trees, presents and dinners are keeping the festive spirit alive during lockdown.