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The service will be phased in, complying with government guidance and scaled up as the restrictions around COVID-19 are lifted.

Drivers encouraged to book a test in advance to ensure vehicles are in a roadworthy condition

Improvement works get underway later this month to enhance the forecourt outside Watford Junction

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Queues formed outside Primark and other shops on Watford High Street

The growing number of illegal raves sweeping the UK is down to young people feeling frustrated that nightclubs are still closed – despite lockdown lifting, a top DJ has told Sky News.

The Copenhagen statue of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid has been vandalised, with the phrase "racist fish" scrawled on its stone base in the Danish capital's harbour.

Johnny Depp's libel claim against The Sun after an article in the newspaper referred to him as a "wife beater" will go ahead next week as planned.

Katie Price has told MPs her disabled son Harvey has been the target of "disgusting and despicable" abuse from online trolls.

YouTube star JoJo Siwa says she's been left "crying for hours" after people targeted her at home shouting "very mean things".

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

A five-step plan for imposing local lockdowns in the case of coronavirus spikes has been announced by the government - as the chief medical officer warned of a potential second wave.

Some regions in England are doing better than others in combating the growth of COVID-19, according to new government figures.

The lawyer for dozens of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims has claimed Prince Andrew is "deliberately evading authorities" who have invited him to provide a statement about abuse by the financier.

Pubs in England will be allowed to open from 6am tomorrow as punters prepare to order their first pint in more than three months.

A West London mother who converted to Islam has been jailed for life for plotting to blow up St Paul's Cathedral during Easter celebrations.

The prime minister has refused to "get into details" about his father's trip to Greece during the coronavirus pandemic.

Historian David Starkey has split with Cambridge after he said slavery was not genocide because there are "so many damn blacks" still around.

It has been revealed that staff who move between care homes are more likely to contract COVID-19 - as it emerged that almost 20,000 deaths of care home residents in England and Wales have involved the virus.

Disparities in the impact of coronavirus on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities need urgent action, scientists have said.

Lewis Hamilton laid down an emphatic marker on Formula 1 2020's opening weekend by topping both Friday sessions at the Austrian GP, with Mercedes stamping their authority in an ominously-fast Practice Two.

Red Bull have formally lodged a protest against Mercedes' 'DAS' system ahead of Formula 1's season-opening Austrian GP.

England players will wear a Black Lives Matter logo on their shirts during the upcoming Test series against the West Indies.

Tesla has denied firing employees who chose to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic, contrary to media reports.

Police have arrested hundreds of suspected top-tier criminals involved in murder, gun smuggling and drug trafficking after infiltrating their encrypted phone system.

Police forces across Europe celebrated their infiltration of EncroChat on Thursday, disrupting international organised crime networks which were using the company's encrypted phones.

Purchasing loot boxes in video games is equivalent to gambling, according to a House of Lords committee, which recommends that the controversial products be regulated under the Gambling Act.

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

A closely-watched gauge of business activity has pointed to a levelling off following the coronavirus slump but a continuing surge in unemployment.

The home shopping tycoon who was among the most prominent business backers of Britain's departure from the EU has put his company up for sale just months before the end of the Brexit transition period.

Pubs in England will be allowed to open from 6am tomorrow as punters prepare to order their first pint in more than three months.

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The drive from Norilsk airport to the city takes you past mile after mile of crumbling, Soviet-era factories.

A former worker at the UK's consulate in Hong Kong has told Sky News that Britain's decision to grant him asylum could set a precedent for others who fear Chinese persecution.

France's new prime minister has been named as Jean Castex following the resignation of Edouard Philippe, triggering a government reshuffle.

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

Boris Johnson has said the UK is "very much through the worst" of the coronavirus pandemic, but warned: "Let's not blow it now, folks."

The prime minister has refused to "get into details" about his father's trip to Greece during the coronavirus pandemic.

The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have hit out at the UK government's handling of its coronavirus travel quarantine.

Allotment holders in South Wales got the shock of their life when they discovered a 6ft (1.8-metre) boa constrictor among their vegetables.

A nine-month-old puppy had an emergency operation after swallowing a 10-inch stick half the length of its body.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has proved he is something of a pop culture expert by quoting Mean Girls in his coronavirus news conference.

When it comes to this news story, you'll either love it or hate it: there's a Marmite shortage.

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

I live in Israel.

A former worker at the UK's consulate in Hong Kong has told Sky News that Britain's decision to grant him asylum could set a precedent for others who fear Chinese persecution.

Boris Johnson has said the UK is "very much through the worst" of the coronavirus pandemic, but warned: "Let's not blow it now, folks."