Minister also dismisses reports of a ‘plan C’ to control the spread of Covid

The teenager is due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates Court

Mother and step-father appear in court alongside 13-year-old boy

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‘They were rating appearances, saying women are fat. They would openly flirt with women,’ Rhianon Argent tells Maya Oppenheim

Health secretary rules out putting ‘Plan B’ into place ‘at the moment’

The agreement should make it easier for Brits and Kiwis to travel to one another’s countries for work, the government said

‘It has created a different level of fear for girls in Nottingham and across the UK,’ organiser of club boycott tells Zoe Tidman

William Coleshill was recorded seemingly arguing that ‘bearing arms’ is the ‘ultimate check on government’

Review finds no ‘information or intelligence which points to any credible or specific or imminent threat’

A 20-minute exchange of gunfire followed an attack on a British armoured vehicle

British Medical Association says NHS is being ‘overwhelmed’

Cuts to UK aid spending undermined Covid assistance, watchdog finds

Third of low income households now in arrears with household bills, warns Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Cases of fraud reported rise more than fivefold in a year as tricksters take advantage of social distancing rules

Corbyn ally Jon Trickett sets out radical alternative to target rich who have ‘seen their wealth skyrocket’ since Covid

Experts warn rising prices could outstrip pension boost

Health secretary calls for return of ‘Blitz spirit’ and urged people to take up offer of booster jab

‘Very heavy rain is expected to cause surface water flooding’ says alert

Ministers ‘have all got our role to play in this’, says health secretary

Research commissioned by business department pulled from website

Trust in policing is six percent lower in Black women than white women, and has worsened in the last year says Cressida Dick

Students are planning nightclub boycotts in call for more action against spiking

Onus will be on officers to instigate new identity check as force seeks to rebuild trust, says Cressida Dick

Kwasi Kwarteng ‘confident’ inflation can be contained

‘As I walked into Parliament earlier this little charmer shouted “this is what we do with traitors” at me, pointing at his gallows and noose,’ says MP

Monarch ‘in good spirits’ and ‘disappointed’ she will no longer be able to attend centenary service, Buckingham Palace says

‘To put it very mildly it is extremely regrettable,’ Sir Stephen Lovegrove says

If people don’t play their part by getting jabs and wearing masks, new restrictions are more likely, minister says

Pensioner admits manslaughter but denies murder of 78-year-old David Jackson

Numerous cases of hair discrimination against Black people have hit the headlines in recent years

‘We need to stop online spaces being safe spaces for terrorists ... we need to clean out the cesspit’

Move comes amid widespread speculation Chinese president Xi Jinping will also not travel to Glasgow

Summit president asked how China can be ‘held to account’ if UK permits oil drilling

Missing leaders unable to join in by Zoom, MPs told - as Alok Sharma is accused of failing to set out benchmarks for success or failure

‘Perfectly plausible’ that disruptive weather was tornado, says Met Office meteorologist

Government reluctant to reimpose restrictions but soaring case numbers provoking concern

Guernica 37 has asked the Met police to investigate potential war crimes in Yemen amid strengthening business ties between UK and the Gulf

Health secretary expected to urge Britons to take up booster jabs as cases soar

Incident comes just days after killing of Southend West MP Sir David Amess

Abdalraouf Abdallah, who was jailed for helping Isis fighters travel to Syria, says he will answer questions ‘if treated fairly’

Success of Cop26 depends on governments honouring 12-year-old pledge, former PM says

IPSA will limit travel and venue details in wake of Sir David’s Amess killing

Jason Nyarko was stabbed to death at a music event in June

Ultra-Low Emissions Zone being expanded from 25 October to cover area 18 times larger as Transport for London hails ‘transformational impact’ on air pollution

Police in Nottinghamshire, West Yorkshire and Scotland are all looking into reports

Big support for policy of spreading prosperity, but many believe it will never happen

Lockdown talk ‘completely unhelpful’, says cabinet minister who insists current approach ‘working’

DWP accused of applying ‘invasive’ and ‘inappropriate’ conditions for universal credit claimants

‘Worrying signs’ Covid-19 measures have ‘worsened’ poor access to healthcare in jails, says Nuffield Trust

Chancellor Rishi Sunak expected to try to rebalance books after massive borrowing to pay for pandemic, with jobs plan, minimum wage, council tax and student loans in the spotlight

Gracie’s Law campaign calling for more funding and legal powers to tackle stalking