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Secondary schools in England are asked to prepare to carry out initial tests on-site, as in September.

A major new art exhibition in Manchester bills itself as "a manual for social change".

The BBC's Ione Wells visits Old Bexley and Sidcup in south-east London ahead of the by-election.

Concerns about new Covid-19 variant and disagreement over the current migrant crisis lead the papers.

The journeys migrants make across the Channel are book-ended with beaches that tell the story of the crisis.

This week at least 27 migrants died while trying to make the journey, the deadliest crossing on record.

Bestselling novelist Matt Haig's children's book A Boy Called Christmas has been made into a film.

A mum is overwhelmed by the public help she has received with her daughter's dependency on crisps.

Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin was a 24-year-old Kurdish woman from northern Iraq.

How transport issues affect the lives of people across many parts of southern Scotland.

One sheep farmer says he still has sleepless nights after 25 animals were killed in one night

No trams or cars are running along a section of the promenade near Blackpool North Shore.

Robert Youngman, who abused boys as young as three, was described as a "monster" by a victim.

Lives remain at risk, but as the crisis persists, the greater the political risks for the PM too.

England's chief medical officer wonders if "we could take people with us" if new restrictions are imposed.

Welsh government says it issued the order on public health grounds under the Coronavirus Act 2020.

The victim was killed after the car he was driving was struck by a falling tree in County Antrim.

ITV said action was being taken as part of "precautionary measures" being put in place.

Services north of Newcastle are cancelled by LNER, and there is also disruption on other lines.

Lawyers for David Henderson say papers were lodged with the Court of Appeal on Tuesday.