Ayshah Tull , News Correspondent

At least 72 people have been killed in days of violence in South Africa, fuelled by long-running anger over poverty and inequality and sparked by last week’s imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma.  

In England, leading doctors have warned there could be “devastating consequences” if all Covid restrictions are lifted on Monday, as scientific experts warned the move could lead to 200 deaths a day.

The UK could be seeing 100,000 new Covid cases a day by next month, the Health Secretary has admitted.

Today marks the 73rd birthday of the National Health Service and to coincide, the organisation has been awarded the George Cross by the Queen, who commended the “courage, compassion and dedication” of all its staff.

The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex have put their past differences aside, coming together to unveil a statue to their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

The acclaimed film-maker Menelik Shabazz has died at the age of 67. He was best known for the award winning feature film Burning an Illusion – which was only the second British feature to be directed by a Black filmmaker.

Britney Spears says she was left traumatised and humiliated for 13 years by an “abusive” arrangement which gave her father control over her career, estate and most of her personal life.

The former manager of Grenfell Tower has been giving his first evidence to the second part of the inquiry into the tragedy which left 72 people dead.

Brazilians have taken to the streets to blame President Jair Bolsonaro for the country’s catastrophic Covid death toll.

Mass vaccination events have been set up across London so that people over the age of 18 can get jabs for the first time.

Today an internal review by the BBC found Martin Bashir was the best match for the role at the time and dismissed claims his appointment was part of a cover-up.

A man who lived in the UK for more than 50 years was wrongly classed as an illegal immigrant, thanks to repeated errors by the Home Office, the Parliamentary Ombudsman has found.

A police officer accused of murdering a former footballer has told a court he was acting in fear for his life.

Vaccines have played a key role in reducing hospital numbers and today has seen the launch of a world first Covid booster trial in the UK.

Now the Government is considering whether NHS staff should be required to get the Covid vaccine – to help mitigate the risk of spreading the disease to patients. Experts are warning the Government not to rush into lifting all of England’s lockdown restrictions on June 21st – amid concerns about the pressure on hospitals recovering…