Health authorities approved oral antiviral molnupiravir to treat mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adults at risk for severe illness; it is the world's first oral antiviral to be authorized anywhere for the treatment of Covid-19

Sir Keir Starmer would be “ready and willing” to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine to enforce any peace deal; it is the first time the Prime Minister has explicitly said he is considering deploying British peacekeepers to the country

176 World War II unexploded bombs were discovered under a children's playground in Wooler, Northumberland, and it is feared that more will be unearthed; it is believed that the area was used as a Home Guard training camp

Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, will be demolished almost eight years after the fire that killed 72 people; it will take around two years to dismantle the tower and it will be done in a 'sensitive' manner, the government said

Fraudsters who fail to repay their debts of over £1.000 could be stripped of their driving licences and punished with a driving ban of up to two years, under government plans to crack down on fraud