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The UK faces a "tipping point" where "more restrictive measures" could be brought in to slow the spread of coronavirus, the health secretary has told Sky News.

People who may have coronavirus will be required to self-isolate by law - with those who refuse facing fines of up to £10,000 in England.

The government is changing the rules around self-isolation in a move to force more people to stay at home if they have coronavirus.

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has said this year's Emmy Awards, which is taking place virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, could end up a "beautiful disaster".

The UN Secretary General has told Sky News that goals set five years ago to help tackle global problems such as poverty, inequality and climate change have been "dramatically derailed" by the COVID-19 crisis - as a new film highlighting the biggest issues facing the world today is released.

A star of noughties TV series That '70s Show has denied three accusations of rape.

Sets of 120,000-year-old footprints belonging to humans have been discovered in Saudi Arabia.

An amateur German football team lost a match 37-0 after they socially distanced from their opponents due to concerns about the coronavirus.

A passenger who was spotted wearing a snake as a mask while travelling on a bus has been warned it is not a legitimate face covering.

Donald Trump says he has given his "blessing" to a proposed deal that could prevent TikTok from being banned in the US.

Chinese-owned app TikTok has been accused of harvesting its users' data, and was even described as a potential national security risk by White House officials.

Just 6% of the UK's population had COVID-19 antibodies at the start of September, the government's scientific advisers have warned.

Donald Trump says he has given his "blessing" to a proposed deal that could prevent TikTok from being banned in the US.

The Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs is to snub the £2bn flotation of one of Britain’s fastest-growing technology companies amid US prosecutors' efforts to extradite its biggest investor.

Travel and hospitality stocks have been hit by fears of a second lockdown, as the number of UK coronavirus cases increases.

Matthew Wolff defied his inexperience in majors and the difficulty of Winged Foot as he powered into a two-shot lead after a captivating third round of the US Open.

Lamar Jackson might be even better than we all thought.

Alexander Povetkin expects to deliver a "terminal" blow to Dillian Whyte's ambitions, with a world title fight still at stake in their rematch, says promoter Eddie Hearn.

The UK faces a "tipping point" where "more restrictive measures" could be brought in to slow the spread of coronavirus, the health secretary has told Sky News.

The government is changing the rules around self-isolation in a move to force more people to stay at home if they have coronavirus.

Sir Keir Starmer should have been addressing Labour conference this weekend - giving his pitch to the party faithful as leader.

Three people have been killed in Greece after a rare "medicane" storm flooded areas in the centre of the country.

Australia appears to be heading for its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases in three months, as a state leader said infection spikes in Europe served as a warning about the dangers of exiting lockdown too soon.

They promised a dawn surprise, and in Bangkok, anti-government protesters ushered it in to the chorus of a pneumatic drill.

Ed Sheeran has announced his wife Cherry Seaborn has given birth to their baby daughter Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.