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Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:53:44 GMTTimeline of alleged gatherings across government during Covid restrictions
Boris Johnson facing intense scrutiny over latest reports of No 10 parties during lockdown
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:51:26 GMTEverything we know about Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street lockdown parties
PM facing outrage after details of rule-breaking bashes continue to emerge
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:49:22 GMTNext Tory leader odds: The favourites to replace Boris Johnson
PM now odds-on to be replaced in 2022
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:42:03 GMTWill Boris Johnson resign?
The prime minister is under pressure over claims about a series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegedly took place during lockdown
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:31:59 GMTWoman jailed for murdering toddler Star Hobson vows to appeal in first interview from jail
Savannah Brockhill allegedly shows ‘no remorse’ as she claims she can prove innocence
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:28:55 GMTWhat is an NHS Covid pass and when do I need to use it?
Requesting proof of vaccination to be left to discretion of venues from 27 January as restrictions relaxed
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:20:35 GMTWhat is ‘plan A’, when is it returning and what Covid rules have changed?
Prime minister Boris Johnson hails return to ‘plan A’ in statement to MPs
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:20:21 GMTCollaborators share fond memories of working with ‘kind and talented’ Meat Loaf
The Bat Out Of Hell singer’s death was described as ‘our loss, Heaven’s gain’.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:19:45 GMTBoris Johnson told to publish Sue Gray’s No 10 party report in ‘entirety’
‘Report must be published in its entirety with all accompanying evidence,’ says Angela Rayner
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:10:43 GMTChris Boardman inspired to improve travel after daughter unable to ride safely
The Olympic cycling gold medallist has been appointed interim commissioner of the new Active Travel England (ATE) by the Department for Transport.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:02:44 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: PM set to spend weekend appealing to wavering Tories amid fresh partygate claims
No 10 still denying allegations that government whips ‘blackmailed’ some MPs
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:45:41 GMTWill the UK go into another lockdown in 2022?
Omicron variant of coronavirus led to huge spike in cases over New Year but has since subsided, prompting Boris Johnson to drop social restrictions
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:27:57 GMTSinn Fein still on course to be Northern Ireland’s largest party, poll suggests
The republican party is eight points ahead of the DUP in the latest snapshot of voter opinion in the region.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:26:48 GMTRussian minister accepts invitation to meet with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
Mr Wallace extended an invitation to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, to visit London to discuss mutual security earlier this week.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 07:16:55 GMTBritish Conservatives set to go for top job if Johnson falls
Revelations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff partied while Britain was in a coronavirus lockdown have provoked public outrage and led some members of his Conservative Party to consider ousting their leader
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 06:00:53 GMTMajority of Covid restrictions lift in Ireland
All curbs on the hospitality sector have been removed while sporting events can return to full capacity.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 04:44:01 GMTUS grill company apologises for mistimed Meat Loaf recipe-of-the-week email
Weber said it was ‘unaware’ of the news of the US rock star’s death when the recipe was sent out.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 03:59:34 GMTUniversities minister says unsatisfied students should apply for refunds
The Tory MP said students ‘are consumers’ who deserve an appeal right.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 01:07:03 GMTPartygate: Police commissioners say there ‘wasn’t capacity’ to investigate past Covid breaches
Retrospective investigations were ‘just not going to be an option,’ a PCC said
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:40:36 GMTGovernment and BBC set for court battle over spy story injunction
Story would reveal identity of intelligence worker, report says
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:26:28 GMTSenior Tory MP William Wragg to meet with Met Police over No 10 blackmail claims
Backbencher accuses government of ‘gaslighting’ in response to his allegations
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:19:31 GMTWhat the papers say – January 22
The front pages cover Tory leadership manoeuvring and the death of singer Meat Loaf.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:06:37 GMTBat Out Of Hell cast vow to ‘keep flame of rock and roll burning’ for Meat Loaf
Fans packed out the venue for the performance on Friday.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:46:15 GMT‘Reckless discharge’ led to British academic being shot dead in bed in US
Dr Matthew Willson was described by the University of Exeter as a ‘much-loved member of our astrophysics team’.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:33:19 GMTBA.2: More than 400 cases of new Omicron sub-variant found in England
So far, 426 infections have been confirmed – but Omicron BA.2 has not been designated a ‘variant of concern’
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 23:53:30 GMTBoris Johnson ‘reinstates Tory leadership team to help save his premiership’ amid party scandal
Boris Johnson using spreadsheet to keep track of loyal MPs, reports say
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 23:34:14 GMTTeenager charged with murder after 44-year-old man dies
A 17-year-old boy from Milton Keynes has been charged with one count of murder and one count of grievous bodily harm.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:37:06 GMTRoyal Mail told it must improve as impacts of pandemic subside amid month-long post delays
Ofcom has threatened to ‘take action’ if Royal Mail fails to meet its annual targets
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:36:07 GMTTributes paid to ‘much loved’ astrophysicist shot dead in the US
Dr Matthew Willson died following a shooting on Sunday.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:06:13 GMTBritish police granted extra time to quiz men over Texas synagogue stand-off
The two men who were arrested on Thursday in Birmingham and Manchester remain in custody.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:48:01 GMTBelfast councillors vote to stop Union flag flying on Andrew’s birthday
The Duke of York is facing a civil sexual assault case in the US but denies the allegations.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:45:58 GMTBoris Johnson’s brand ‘permanently damaged’ by No 10 party row, Tory peer says
Exclusive: Elections guru Lord Hayward says ‘extent of damage’ will depend on Sue Gray’s inquiry
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:51:45 GMTWoman’s body found on beach near Dundee, Police Scotland say
Emergency services were called to Monifieth beach, near Dundee, on Friday after a body was found.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:45:22 GMTAlice Cooper remembers close friend Meat Loaf in touching tribute
The singer has died aged 74.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:37:16 GMTWomen report waiting longer for operations and appointments in pandemic
‘All patients who are waiting for a procedure may well be in pain and may well be anxious,’ says doctor
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:29:43 GMTUS man accused of faking his own death remanded in custody
The man was first arrested on December 13 after being admitted to hospital with coronavirus under the name Arthur Knight.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:26:53 GMTRare De Heem painting at risk of leaving UK
A temporary export bar has been put in place in the hope of finding a buyer so it can stay in the country.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:14:51 GMTBritish doctor ‘shot dead while lying in bed in Georgia’
Dr Matthew Willson, 31, was found dead at 2am local time in his bed in an apartment block in Clairmont Road, Buford Highway.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:02:04 GMTWoman in critical condition after car falls from bridge on to motorway
The crash happened at the Bowburn interchange on the A1(M) near Durham
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:47:19 GMTNeo-Nazi terror cell was ‘trying to equip themselves with the means for violent action’, court told
Police found 3D-printed gun parts and explosives in ‘family home’ in Yorkshire
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:40:28 GMTLiz Truss faces backlash on Australia trip over plans to hike UK taxes on wine from Down Under
Extra £70m levies on bottles ‘will wipe out benefits from post-Brexit trade deal’
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:23:21 GMT‘Time to be ourselves again’ – Taoiseach announces end to Covid-19 restrictions
Cabinet has agreed to lift all regulations, except for mask-wearing, self-isolation and Covid passes for international travel, from 6am on Saturday.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:47:28 GMTMI5 had evidence that Arron Banks ‘ordered surveillance’ of information commissioner, MP claims in Commons
Labour MP alleges Elizabeth Denham was warned by counter-terrorism officers and that ‘her office had to be swept’
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:17:42 GMTBoris Johnson faces threat of legal action over blackmail claims
PM’s Partygate woes deepen as photograph of drinks event emerges
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:52:04 GMTBlind UK patient sees signals after bionic eye implant at Moorfields hospital in London
‘This groundbreaking device offers the hope of restoration of sight to people suffering vision loss due to dry AMD’
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:51:50 GMTHope and apprehension in Ireland’s pubs ahead of restrictions lifting
The Irish Government has announced a major reopening after weeks of tough restrictions introduced amid fears over the Omicron variant.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:08:28 GMTUK's Johnson, and his foes, await key 'partygate' report
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his career and he has one constant refrain: Wait for Sue Gray
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:05:15 GMTFaisal Akram: Texas synagogue hostage-taker had been referred to government counter-extremism programme twice
Future attacker was not referred to ideological intervention programme, and was later investigated by MI5
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:27:29 GMTNo 10 staff ‘partied to 1am’ on eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral
Takeaway pizzas were ordered in during the seven-hour drinking session, according to The Daily Telegraph
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:10:16 GMT‘Brexit to blame’: Huge lorry queues at Dover as port bosses call for talks on EU checks
‘It’s entirely Brexit,’ says haulier who has been caught up in 15km queues
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:58:11 GMTFund set up nearly a century ago will be used towards paying off national debt
The National Fund was set up by a deed of trust.
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:28:20 GMTHundreds of thousands more women tested for ADHD last year
Exclusive: ‘Men with ADHD often have women in their lives who look after them but often you don’t get that if you are a woman,’ says Harriet Clare
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:57:44 GMTBanksy dinghy artwork to be moved from beach where girl was killed by inflatable
The artist created a series of artworks in Norfolk and Suffolk in August 2021, dubbed A Great British Spraycation.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:52:18 GMTWhy are energy prices rising in the UK?
Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world set to drive up household bills
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:48:13 GMTCovid restrictions set to be lifted from 6am on Saturday
Cabinet met on Friday on foot of advice from public health bosses that the vast majority of pandemic restrictions can be lifted on a phased basis.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:41:34 GMTPowerhouse rocker Meat Loaf was ‘a big man with a big heart’
The US singer, known for hits like Bat Out Of Hell, has died at the age of 74.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:40:47 GMTPlea to Government to take urgent action to deal with energy crisis
The Chancellor has been asked to act decisively.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:39:19 GMTScottish site in the running to become pioneering nuclear fusion station
The area in North Ayrshire is under consideration as the UK’s Atomic Energy Authority looks to build a new style of power plant.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:37:29 GMTHaul of weapons found in east Belfast
It is believed the weapons, found during a search at Cregagh Glen, had been there for some time.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:18:33 GMTLiverpool to abandon promised referendum on controversial mayor position
Voters were told they’d get say on if to keep directly elected post but now current mayor says it’s unaffordable and consultation will be held instead
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:59:40 GMTOriginal inquest file on Army shooting of teenager missing, coroner hears
Desmond Healey, 14, was killed in disputed circumstances during rioting in Lenadoon in west Belfast in 1971 on the day internment was introduced.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:55:32 GMTMan charged after pensioner killed and husband critically injured in attack
Freda Walker was found dead after a violent incident at her home
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:46:57 GMTWill Boris Johnson resign? Eight questions on the prime minister’s future answered
As the PM’s future hangs in the balance, John Rentoul answers key questions from readers
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:45:13 GMTMother jailed for life after murdering boyfriend at New Year’s Eve party
Hannah Sindrey, 24, stabbed Paul Fletcher , 31, to death at her flat in Rayleigh, Essex, in the early hours of January 1, 2021.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:44:09 GMTNeil Corbel: Met Police counter-terror officer jailed for secretly filming women while posing as airline pilot
Counter-terror detective targeted models while posing as a pilot called ‘Harrison’ who did photoshoots in his spare time
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:35:12 GMTGang leader and fraudster handed £50,000 Covid bounceback loan for fake company despite 48 convictions
Judge says it ‘defies belief’ loan was approved and ‘the most basic of checks would have revealed the fraud’
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:33:53 GMTMinisters making ‘misleading’ claims about Brexit blow to music tours, Lords inquiry warns
‘There has been a lot of misleading information about the processes that someone needs to go through’
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:03:35 GMTUS comedian Louie Anderson dies aged 68
He appeared in films including Coming To America and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:02:54 GMTTeenagers found guilty of ‘disturbing’ murder of vulnerable man after cuckooing his flat
The victim was stabbed seven times before being left to die
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:00:39 GMTStormont Health Minister ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Covid-19
Robin Swann was speaking the day after a swathe of relaxations to the Covid restrictions were announced by the Executive.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:52:28 GMTEden Project North moves step closer after Morecambe planning officials recommend approval
Major £125m development would attract 760,000 people every year and help regenerate one of UK’s most deprived coastal areas, supporters say
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:50:59 GMTUK weather: Parts of Britain could face snow within weeks after waking up to ‘coldest night of the year’
Frosty weather is expected to continue through the weekend
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:43:25 GMTDaughter ‘desperate’ to contact parents almost one week after Tonga tsunami
All international communications with the Pacific island have been disrupted after an undersea volcano erupted nearby.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:37:37 GMTSkill Up Step Up: Jobs pledged for more than 100 young adults by employers backing our campaign
Employers who have pledged jobs include Compass Group and Ottolenghi
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:36:41 GMTSkill Up Step Up: How jobs keep young people out of gangs
Former gang leader who founded SOS Gangs Project praises our ‘brilliant’ campaign to skill up jobless youth
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:34:52 GMTSepa chief executive resigns after ‘conduct allegations’
Terry A’Hearn stepped down with immediate effect on Friday.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:25:19 GMT‘He was my idol and purpose in life’ – Devoted fans pay tribute to Meat Loaf
They say the singer was ‘a larger than life character with a wicked sense of humour’.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:12:23 GMTWilliam to make brief trip to Dubai at request of Government
The Duke of Cambridge will make his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates next month to help promote UK talent.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:00:13 GMT‘Half a million’ new Covid-19 cases each day in UK over Christmas
High levels of under-reporting are likely to have affected the Government’s daily figures.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:45:46 GMTBank should ‘lean against’ longer-term inflation, MPC member says
The Monetary Policy Committee will meet early next month to decide on interest rates.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:44:13 GMTDog rescued from mudflats using sausages dangled from drones
A woman in her 60s living near Farlington Marshes cooked the sausages
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:39:49 GMTFifth man jailed over bid to smuggle 69 migrants into UK on boat
A single trip stood to make more than £1 million for the criminals involved, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:32:49 GMTAlmost two million calls to police ended before being picked up, figures show
Statistics released to the Scottish Tories showed that 1,878,727 calls were discontinued before being answered.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:29:15 GMTMet officer jailed for using spy cameras to film naked women
Detective Inspector Neil Corbel was given a three-year term after admitting voyeurism offences.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:28:33 GMTCouncil workers support medical staff on wards at under-pressure health board
The council staff have been given training and will help with tasks such as housekeeping and moving patients.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:12:35 GMTWould-be killer locked up for life for attempted murder of woman walking home
Sean Shortland, who has a history of violence, targeted the stranger at random in Northampton in June 2020.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:05:15 GMTRussell Bishop – the ‘wicked’ child killer
During his 2018 trial, prosecutor Brian Altman QC described him as ‘an abusive, aggressive, controlling man’.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:55:48 GMTCarer who suffocated thief during citizen’s arrest ‘did not intend to harm him’
Nathan Smith, 38, allegedly knelt on 43-year-old Craig Wiltshire’s back for nine minutes during the incident in Bristol on November 20 2019.