A jittery United States still reeling from the attack on the Capitol Building is readying itself for a change of leadership, with Joe Biden’s inauguration just hours away.

James Cook returns to Monklands eight months on to find the hospital staff struggling against the odds.

Donald Trump will say he will “pray for the success” of Joe Biden’s administration in his farewell address later but that the political movement he created “is only just beginning”.

A dozen US Army National Guard members have been removed from duty ahead of Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration – including some allegedly with ties to far-right militias.

A further 1,610 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 – the highest number of UK deaths on a single day since the outbreak began.

The total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test has surpassed 90,000.

At least one in eight people in England had had COVID-19 by December last year, new survey data estimates.

There were 17,751 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 8 January – up 7,682 on the preceding week, new figures show.

A media enquiry by Sky News has led to questions over what Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon knew of bullying concerns surrounding the office of her predecessor Alex Salmond.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has revealed he is self-isolating for the next six days after being “pinged” by the NHS coronavirus app.