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Carl Heneghan also said that the potential for false-positives to drive the increase in community cases was “substantial”.

The 17-year-old was forced to send money to the offenders using his phone.

An Oxford firm has developed one of two tests, which will be rolled out in care homes and labs.

A 38-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident on the A417 near Ardington Wick.

Reopening schools fully in September without an effective test, trace and isolating strategy could result in a second wave of coronavirus more than twice the size of the first, according to a new modelling study.

North Korea has "probably developed miniaturised nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missile", according to a confidential UN report.

Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who has been facing corruption allegations, has left the country, according to reports.

Sheep rustling is rising during the coronavirus pandemic and could create a threat to human health if the meat is sold on the black market, a leading agricultural insurer has warned.

John Hartson has called on Leigh Griffiths to prove his fitness to Celtic manager Neil Lennon after the striker missed his side's 5-1 win over Hamilton on the opening weekend of the Scottish Premiership season.

The Reuben brothers have reiterated their hope to be part of a takeover of Newcastle United and invest in a "premier sports hub" in the North East, after the Saudi-led deal collapsed last week.

Having reached the Championship play-off final after semi-final victories over Swansea and Cardiff respectively, west London neighbours Brentford and Fulham will face off for a place in next season's Premier League.

Brooks Koepka believes his game is trending in the right direction ahead of the PGA Championship, the opening major of the year, despite falling short in his bid for WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational victory.

There may never be a "silver bullet" to beat coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organisation has warned.

John Hartson has called on Leigh Griffiths to prove his fitness to Celtic manager Neil Lennon after the striker missed his side's 5-1 win over Hamilton on the opening weekend of the Scottish Premiership season.

Smartwatch maker Garmin paid a multi-million dollar ransom to criminals who encrypted its computer files through a ransomware negotiation business called Arete IR, sources have told Sky News.

The Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok could be sold to Microsoft after an apparent change of mind by US President Donald Trump.

Hays Travel is to cut up to 878 jobs from a workforce of 4,500, the firm has announced.

Boeing could have to put new flight control software in its troubled 737 MAX aircraft to address safety concerns.

Sports retailer and gym group DW Sports has said it is to go into administration, putting 1,700 jobs at risk.

It is the company that, through no wish of its own, embodies the insurance industry's refusal to pay out on business interruption policies to small business customers.

Russian hackers stole secret trade deal papers from the email account of former cabinet minister Liam Fox, according to Reuters.

Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, "the architect of the Northern Ireland peace process", has died.

The Catholic grandson of a Presbyterian clergyman, John Hume was born to be a peacemaker.

An investigation has resumed into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke ministerial rules and misled the Scottish parliament about when she knew about sexual misconduct complaints against Alex Salmond.

Egyptian experts have hit back at Elon Musk after the SpaceX founder tweeted about a conspiracy theory that aliens built the pyramids.

A kitten had to be rescued from three vehicles in one day after it kept climbing into engines in Norfolk.

The US ambassador to South Korea has shaved off his highly controversial moustache, saying it felt too hot under a mask in the summer months.

A US woman who began a trading challenge with a hairpin has said she won't stop until she has traded up to a house.