It would mean tens of thousands could be released from their homes in time for Christmas and New Year's Eve.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/covid-self-isolation-period-could-be-cut-to-7-days-15803141/

He demanded to speak with the French justice minister.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/france-knifeman-takes-two-women-hostage-in-parisian-hardware-shop-15802446/

Other 'emergency' calls included questions about train times and a number for a dentist.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/woman-called-999-because-boyfriend-wouldnt-kiss-her-15802720/

I found a picture I took at the time – I’d just witnessed one of my first traumatising Covid-19 deaths.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/while-boris-johnson-was-at-a-garden-party-i-was-in-icu-treating-covid-patients-15802439/

Let's make the most of the solstice.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/quotes-and-poems-to-mark-winter-solstice-and-shortest-day-of-the-year-15802773/

Ali Harbi Ali is charged with murdering the Conservative MP for Southend West during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/terror-suspect-accused-of-murdering-mp-sir-david-amess-due-in-court-15803235/

Madelyn Allen, 19, was rescued almost a week after vanishing when she went to see a man she met online.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/utah-missing-teen-found-naked-and-covered-in-coal-in-mans-basement-15802806/

Amandeep Goma repeatedly hit his victim over the head and knocked in her teeth with a dumbbell.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/20/dentist-jailed-after-knocking-girlfriends-teeth-in-with-dumbbell-15796164/

New data also reveals more than 100,000 positive tests were collected in a single day for the first time since the pandemic began.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/20/covid-91000-new-cases-confirmed-as-omicron-sweeps-the-country-15798533/

Closing arguments began Monday in the manslaughter trial of former cop Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright while yelling 'Taser'.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/20/kim-potter-didnt-have-license-to-kill-daunte-wright-prosecutor-15800379/

Forecasters believe an icy blast is on the way.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/19/big-freeze-to-hit-uk-on-christmas-day-as-temperatures-plunge-to-10c-15795110/

But a record number of booster jabs were recorded on Sunday.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/19/covid-uk-uk-records-another-82886-cases-as-omicron-keeps-surging-15794699/

The government is keen to avoid a second nationwide lockdown.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/19/what-is-a-circuit-breaker-lockdown-and-how-could-it-look-in-the-uk-2-15794590/

Omicron continues to fuel a massive wave of infections across the country.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/18/covid-uk-records-more-than-90000-covid-cases-for-second-day-in-a-row-15791928/

A hearing will likely take place next May.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/18/sarah-everards-killer-wayne-couzens-to-appeal-whole-life-sentence-15791851/

It exploded underneath a bank building.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/18/pakistan-gas-explosion-in-sewer-kills-12-and-injures-10-15791692/

Get 'em ready for school.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/17/when-does-the-next-school-term-start-2022-start-dates-15788341/

At least five people died after an usual storm system sent hurricane-force winds, over 20 tornadoes and array of other wacky weather pattern
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/17/at-least-5-dead-after-tornadoes-hurricane-force-winds-hit-central-us-15788308/

Yesterday's daily toll was 88,376.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/17/uk-records-93045-covid-cases-as-daily-toll-hits-new-record-yet-again-15788882/

Today's figure compares to the 78,610 seen yesterday and the 50,867 seen last Thursday.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/16/uk-records-88376-covid-cases-in-a-single-day-highest-ever-total-15782963/

Prof Whitty told MPs it was assumed Omicron ‘is not more dangerous than Delta’, but said it is too soon to know definitively.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/16/omicron-may-be-milder-but-we-should-all-listen-to-chris-whitty-15782431/

The prime minister is said to have told one attendee they deserved a drink for 'beating back' the virus.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/16/boris-johnson-joined-party-in-no-10-during-first-uk-lockdown-15783279/

It is the second outage in a week.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/15/amazon-web-services-down-for-second-time-in-a-week-15777281/

Today smashed the previous high - January 8 this year which saw 68,053 cases - by over 10,000.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/15/uk-records-highest-daily-covid-cases-since-pandemic-began-15777255/

It is the highest Covid-19 death toll for any country in the world.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/15/us-covid-death-toll-passes-800000-as-omicron-variant-gains-ground-15777078/

New York City Police are looking for a man who slapped a woman on the face after she accused him of creeping on other women on the subway
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/14/moment-man-slaps-womans-face-after-being-accused-of-filming-women-15771246/

In the lawsuit against the extremist groups, DC's attorney general cited the modern version of the Ku Klux Klan Act.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/14/proud-boys-and-oath-keepers-sued-over-capitol-riots-15771777/

A cautionary tale of where greed can take you.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/14/squirrel-gets-stuck-in-bird-feeder-after-eating-all-the-nuts-15771082/

The little girl has been described as a ‘happy, vibrant, beautiful force of nature’.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/13/josie-gordon-girl-1-killed-after-being-hit-by-grandads-caravan-15765245/

The 'Colston 4' went on trial today.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/13/four-who-toppled-colston-statue-told-its-irrelevant-he-was-slave-trader-15765152/

The Health Secretary told the Commons that the change would come in 'once all adults have had a reasonable chance to get their booster jab'.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/13/covid-passport-will-need-booster-jab-to-remain-valid-15765590/

The Government is being urged to open pop-up vaccination centres.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/12/covid-uk-christmas-shoppers-should-get-booster-jabs-on-high-street-15758902/

She was found unresponsive and taken to hospital but later died.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/12/shadwell-girl-11-dies-and-3-in-hospital-after-pest-control-chemicals-found-in-flats-15759016/

Ministers are said to be considering developing a 'Plan C' - and an even more drastic 'Plan D'.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/12/covid-pubs-and-restaurants-could-shut-under-plan-d-15757841/

While the woman lay unconscious on a ventilator, she developed serious heart and blood circulation problems - leading to the amputation of h
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/11/unvaccinated-woman-had-arms-and-legs-amputated-after-getting-covid-15755420/

The club’s Family Zone will now be called Arthur’s Area, providing ‘a fun-filled space for young supporters to enjoy prior to kick-off’.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/11/birmingham-city-renames-part-of-stadium-in-memory-of-arthur-labinjo-hughes-15755586/

Under new Government proposals, 'lifestyle' users of class A drugs like cocaine would face having their passports and driving licences seize
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/11/lawyer-says-police-cant-legally-seize-your-passport-if-you-do-drugs-15751764/

Merry Christmas from the Cambridges!
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/10/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-release-christmas-card-featuring-holiday-snap-15751873/

Campaigners have said the festive meals at parliament should not be 'propped up' by public funds.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/10/mps-served-christmas-roast-partridge-quails-eggs-and-brandy-pudding-15751754/

Thomas Schreiber snapped when his mother called him 'a drunk like your father'.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/10/man-who-killed-billionaire-stepdad-claims-he-snapped-during-lockdown-15747849/

Today, a little more than half of teens in this age group are fully vaccinated.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/09/fda-approves-pfizer-covid-19-boosters-for-16-and-17-year-olds-15746448/

Covid passports are being made mandatory for nightclubs and large crowded events to combat the spread of the Omicron variant.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/09/covid-passports-how-do-they-work-and-where-will-they-be-used-15743188/

Christopher Guest More, 43, was one of four men who tortured and killed Brian Waters in Tabley, near Knutsford, Cheshire, in June 2003.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/09/man-on-run-for-16-years-convicted-of-murder-involving-hours-of-torture-15745693/

Some officials suggest No 10 is distracting attention from its Christmas party scandal.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/08/covid-boris-johnson-to-announce-new-restrictions-in-press-conference-15735444/

The strain has been branded 'stealthy'.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/08/omicron-like-variant-found-in-australia-but-cant-be-classed-as-new-strain-15738769/

A feat that was thought to be impossible until now.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/08/for-the-first-time-a-planet-is-spotted-orbiting-a-two-star-system-15738034/

'Boris Johnson hasn't ruined Christmas this time it was Asda and their half a mince pie.'
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/07/man-upset-his-deep-asda-mince-pies-are-actually-quite-shallow-15731621/

Amanda Albach’s body was dug up by police officers on Irapiruba Norte de Laguna, in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/07/woman-21-made-to-dig-her-own-grave-before-she-was-shot-and-buried-15731468/

One image they were shown features a photograph of Epstein with a girl laying over his lap, her bottom exposed as he pretends to bite her.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/07/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-new-photos-of-fbi-raid-of-epsteins-mansion-15731246/

Some 90 new infections were recorded, as the Health Secretary said community transmission had now been confirmed.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/06/covid-90-more-omicron-cases-confirmed-in-uk-15725404/