New figures show that more than 5,000 people have tried to cross the Channel so far this year, over 100 of them yesterday alone, picked up by Border Force officials as they attempted the dangerous journey to UK shores.

Completely "hopeless" - this is how the prime minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock in private WhatsApp messages published today by his former adviser Dominic Cummings.

Nadra Ahmed is the executive chair of the National Care Association.

The gradual lifting of Covid restrictions has seen some parts of the UK economy begin to bounce back, with unemployment falling for the fourth month in a row.

Britain and Australia have agreed the first post-Brexit trade deal to be negotiated from scratch.

We were joined from Westminster by Labour's Sarah Jones, who's shadow minister for policing.

Daniel Morgan’s brother has said he feels “a sense of vindication” after an inquiry accused the Metropolitan Police of “a form of institutional corruption” in how it dealt with the notorious unsolved murder.  

Earlier we spoke to the Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave and began by asking him whether he accepts that there is corruption in the Metropolitan Police.

"One of the most devastating episodes in the history of the Metropolitan Police" is how Home Secretary Priti Patel put it.

Serious questions raised about why Met Police chose not to investigate alleged offences. Police said today they will ‘review the information’ reported by this programme.

The anti-corruption watchdog has said ministers and senior civil servants could be banned from lobbying for up to five years after leaving office and face penalties if they break the rules.

Today an internal review by the BBC found Martin Bashir was the best match for the role at the time and dismissed claims his appointment was part of a cover-up.

Kent County Council has said that its children's services have been so overwhelmed by the arrival of unaccompanied child migrants that it has had to stop looking after them from today. 

Just after the prime minister's announcement, we spoke to James' lead singer Tim Booth and began by asking him how his planned gigs would be affected.

What will keeping the restrictions in England have on businesses like nightclubs, which have already been closed for more than 15 months?