‘This date that was set did not take into account the fact we would have a new variant on the horizon’

Watch the latest UK weather forecast from the Independent for today.

Blackburn with Darwen recorded 584 Covid-19 cases in week leading up to 26 May

Scheme announced as British troops prepare to leave Afghanistan

EU Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic says the UK must get over anti-protocol ‘ideology’ to smooth out trade problems, writes Adam Forrest

Public Health England is being told to release data on the spread of the Indian variant in school or face legal action

Government source claims idea of legal Covid status certificates is ‘dead’ after review