Matt Hancock has reportedly used private email account for government dealings since March 2020

Martha Hancock is described as very private and has kept a low profile

In searing question, broadcaster asks why more family members could not be ‘graveside’ at his daughter’s burial less than a week after CCTV footage of Matt Hancock kissing aide

‘It’s certainly a matter I know the Department of Health will be looking into,’ says minister

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News of Matt Hancock’s resignation and reported decision to end his marriage plastered front pages on Sunday

Police found seriously injured child who is now in hospital

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France's decisive, second round of voting in regional elections is being scrutinized as a litmus test of whether the anti-immigration far right is gaining acceptability before the French presidential election next year

Boris Johnson moves quickly to fill health post – with pandemic ongoing – after Matt Hancock quit for breaking Covid rules

Former chancellor Sajid Javid becomes new health secretary

The pair have been friends since Oxford University

According to Mr Hancock, ‘social distancing rules are very important and people should follow them’

23 deaths linked to Covid-19 were also recorded

‘The last thing I would want is for my private life to distract attention from the single-minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis’

U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has resigned a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he was allegedly having an affair

‘Incredibly saddened to hear of the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old boy on Miall Walk in Sydenham last night’

Clothes, car registration plates and streetscapes gave clues to the time andlocation of many pictures

Reducing waste while distributing excess food to those in need should be the cornerstone of any society, but with the rise of the renewable energy sector, edible food is being turned into biogas rather than family meals

London saw a wave of protests on Saturday, marking the start of a weekend of demonstrations across the capital.

Keir Starmer slams the abuse as ‘disgraceful’

‘Most of the breeders I’m talking to are blaming the atmospheric conditions — possibly a solar storm above the clouds that created static in the atmosphere,’ says pigeon fancier

Health secretary is under intense pressure to resign

Minister has been hit with barrage of claims from Dominic Cummings and called ‘poor man’ by the Queen

Kim Leadbeater is standing for the party in the seat where her sister was killed, but support is being squeezed by the arrival of George Galloway. By Colin Drury in Batley

‘I have in the strongest possible terms told the government what I think,’ says Duncan Baker

‘Other people have fallen on their swords very quickly and very honourably’