The chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty have been challenged by MPs about the evidence behind the latest lockdown in England.
Mail ballot issues as US election dawns
Some Americans have had problems voting after COVID-19 led to an unprecedented number of voters registering for mail ballots.
Coronavirus: Liverpool to roll out mass testing
The entire population of Liverpool will be regularly offered a coronavirus test in a pilot scheme using the armed forces.
‘Multiple attackers’ in suspected terror shootings in Vienna
At least one person has died and a police officer is among the injured after a suspected terror attack carried out by multiple suspects near a synagogue in Vienna.
Vienna synagogue shootings: What we know so far
At least one person has reportedly been killed and several are injured in exchanges of gunfire at a synagogue in Vienna.
Mining for votes in US election
Four years ago, US President Donald Trump promised to revive the country’s coal sector. But has he delivered? And will the miners stick by him in the upcoming election?
Austria Govt: Gunman killed by police was a ‘Daesh sympathiser’
A manhunt is under way in Vienna for several suspects after gunmen opened fire at six locations across the Austrian capital. Officials have warned the suspects could be ‘heavily armed and dangerous’. The...