- Body pulled from car after plunge into icy Niagara Falls rapids december 8, 2021A woman's body has been recovered from a car after it plunged into the water near the Niagara Falls.
- PM says he is sorry to lose 'outstanding' adviser Allegra Stratton over No 10 Christmas party video december 8, 2021Boris Johnson has said he is "very very sorry" to lose adviser Allegra Stratton after she quit over a video showing her joking about a lockdown Christmas party at Downing Street.
- Omicron cases 'doubling every 2-3 days' and expected to be dominant strain within a month december 8, 2021Boris Johnson has warned the Omicron COVID variant is "growing much faster" than Delta and its doubling rate could be between two and three days.
- Boris Johnson announces Plan B restrictions to combat spread of Omicron variant december 8, 2021Boris Johnson has toughened coronavirus rules in England amid concern over the increasing spread of the Omicron variant.
- Mark Cavendish victim of 'violent and targeted' knifepoint burglary by four masked men december 8, 2021Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish was "violently attacked" after four masked and armed men forced their way into his home in the middle of the night.
- UK records more than 100 new cases of Omicron for second day in a row december 8, 2021Another 131 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been recorded across the UK, taking the total to 568.
- Ghislaine Maxwell and Epstein seen at the Queen's log cabin in new photos shown to court december 8, 2021Newly released pictures chart Ghislaine Maxwell's relationship with disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, with one image showing them at the Queen's log cabin.
- UK to 'effectively' enforce diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympic Games in China, says PM december 8, 2021Boris Johnson has said there will "effectively" be a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China, with no UK government minister or official expected to attend.
- Three doses of Pfizer jab can 'neutralise' Omicron variant, lab test shows december 8, 2021Three shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to generate a neutralising effect against the new Omicron variant in a laboratory test.
- What is Plan B and why is the government introducing restrictions again? december 8, 2021Fresh COVID restrictions are being brought in across England after the government implemented its 'Plan B' in response to the emergence of the Omicron variant.
