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Health bosses in the north-east say they expect a rise in coronavirus cases to be recorded in the coming days.

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Tributes are continuing to pour in for those who died in Wednesday's train crash near Stonehaven.

Aberdeen have fined eight players who broke coronavirus rules by going to a busy bar in the city - with the money donated to NHS Grampian.

Investigators have revealed more details of what happened when a train crashed near Stonehaven on Wednesday.

Prince Charles has met emergency workers at the scene of Wednesday's train crash near Stonehaven.

Coronavirus restrictions in parts of England are to remain in place for at least another week, the government has announced.

Coronavirus infections in England have levelled off after increasing in July, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says.

British tourists in countries that have been added to the travel quarantine - including France, Malta and the Netherlands - have been told "don't just turn up" in a bid to get back home.

France's addition to the UK's quarantine list was expected to spark a mass exodus of British holidaymakers desperate to return home before the need for them to self-isolate came into force.

The regulator responsible for moderating A-level exam results ignored offers of expert help after statisticians refused to sign a highly-restrictive non-disclosure agreement, Sky News has learned.

Extending quarantine to a further six nations, including France, is "another devastating blow" to the travel industry already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been warned.

British tourists in countries that have been added to the travel quarantine - including France, Malta and the Netherlands - have been told "don't just turn up" in a bid to get back home.

High street fashion retailer River Island is to cut 350 jobs in an overhaul of its retail team.

Hundreds of jobs are expected to be cut at the sushi restaurant chain YO! as it becomes the latest casual dining chain to propose a financial restructuring to creditors amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Fines of up to £3,200 for repeatedly not wearing a mask have been announced by Boris Johnson alongside eased lockdown measures for bowling alleys, casinos, skating rinks and beauty salons.

EastEnders bosses have confirmed the long-running soap will return on 7 September after nearly three months away from our screens.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have announced that they are expecting their third child together.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is taking part in a coronavirus vaccine trial, saying he will do anything to "prove that theatres can re-open safely".

A fund set up by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman to support UK theatre professionals through the COVID-19 pandemic is getting a half-million-pound boost.

Hot... sweaty... no, we're not reviewing Little Birds again! It's just been absolutely baking here in England, and Stevie can't believe Bethany and Katie don't have air conditioning.

The Trump administration wants to change the rules around showerheads and water pressure in order to keep the president's hair "perfect".

A £2.3m roundabout that prioritises cyclists and pedestrians over motorists has been forced to close for three nights after a car crashed - the day before its opening ceremony.

A Church of England vicar is using chopsticks to give bread to parishioners during Holy Communion while adhering to coronavirus safety protocols.

A pair of Mahatma Gandhi's glasses are going under the hammer after they were discovered in an envelope hanging halfway out of an auction house's letterbox for two days.

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