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Levels of vaccine hesitancy are falling among younger age groups, new research suggests. Among men under 45, confidence in the COVID-19 jab has risen by 17% – increasing to 27% of women under 45. Greater numbers of adults in this age range now say they will get vaccinated, too. The figures from ORB International and

Coronavirus cases in the community rocketed by 76.5% in just one week, according to official estimates for England. Around one in 640 people in private households had COVID-19 in the week to 29 May – up from one in 1,120 in the previous week, said the Office for National Statistics. This is the highest level

A British man has died while trying to save his two daughters after they were dragged to sea off a beach in Portugal. The 45-year-old was already suffering from cardiac arrest when he was pulled from the ocean by surfers, CM Portugal reported. Despite a nurse who was on the beach spending nearly an hour

Hopes of a summer holiday abroad have been hit, with no new countries being added to the UK’s green travel list and Portugal being moved to amber. No further countries are being moved from the amber to green status in a review of the government’s travel traffic light system, Sky News understands. There were hopes

A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a popular flower seller. Tony Eastlake, 55, was stabbed on Saturday afternoon near his Essex Road stall in Islington, north London, where he had worked for four decades. James Peppiatt, 21, of Elmore Street, Islington is due to appear before Highbury Corner Magistrates on Thursday

Boris Johnson has seen “nothing in the data” to mean the 21 June easing of lockdown measures can’t go ahead – although he said there was a need to wait “a little bit longer” for a firm decision. Speaking in Downing Street, the prime minister said: “I can see nothing in the data at the

Six people, including a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 14-year-old was chased and stabbed to death in Birmingham. Police said a post-mortem examination confirmed the male victim died from a stab wound to the chest. A 33-year-old man was arrested from an address in Kingstanding, Birmingham, on Tuesday afternoon.

Sarah Everard died from a compression of the neck, police have said. The finding was made in a post-mortem examination into the death of the 33-year-old, who disappeared on 3 March while walking home in Clapham, south London. A major police investigation was launched and her body was found a week later in woodland in

Thousands more Afghans will be able to settle in the UK under plans to relocate those who worked for Britain during the recent conflict. Most of those affected worked as interpreters for British troops and the acceleration of plans allowing them to settle in the UK comes as fears grow for their safety. The interpreters

The busy bank holiday is expected to bring the warmest weather of the year so far, with temperatures expected to hit 25C today. But as many people flock to beaches, parks and beer gardens, one of the country’s top scientists has warned that the next two weeks are critical for our way out of the

Britons have flocked to parks, beaches and pub gardens to enjoy the balmy bank holiday weekend – although the warmest weather of the year so far is still to come, forecasters say. This month’s dismal weather has been replaced with sunshine, blue skies and temperatures in the mid-twenties, leading millions to head outside after weeks

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have released a photograph of their wedding day after the couple tied the knot in a surprise ceremony. The prime minister, 56, married Ms Symonds, 33, in a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday. The image shows the couple in the Downing Street garden after the wedding. The ceremony

The bank holiday weekend is expected to bring blue skies, widespread sunshine and potentially the hottest day of the year so far, according to forecasters. The dismal weather so far this month is set to improve with highs of 23C (73.4F) in London on Saturday and predicted temperatures of 24C (75.2F) in Manchester and Liverpool

In Porto’s Ribeira Square, the unmistakable sight and sound of English football fans abroad has returned. Singing, swilling inexpensive local beer and standing on chairs, they have commandeered a pretty corner of this coastal city. There are 12,000 ticket holders from Chelsea and Manchester City arriving over the weekend and many more have travelled in

Plans to fully reopen society on 21 June “look somewhat in doubt” after cases of the Indian COVID variant in England doubled in the space of a week. Professor Danny Altmann of Imperial College London told Sky News that the final stage of the roadmap, which would see all limits on social contact lifted, are

The number of cases of the Indian COVID variant in England has risen by 3,535 to 6,959 since last week, according to official figures. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the variant is spreading and the latest estimates show it makes up more than half – and possibly as many as three quarters – of all