Boris Johnson and his aides are bunkered down waiting for Sue Gray to deliver her findings about the swathe of allegedly lockdown-busting gatherings in Downing Street and Whitehall.

A search and rescue mission was launched by the US Coast Guard after the survivor of a capsized boat smuggling 39 people was found off the Florida coast on Tuesday morning

Essex County Council are believed to have approved a £300,000 taxpayer-funded ad campaign featuring scientists and chefs. TOWIE's Amy Childs slammed it as a waste of money.

Chelsea-based socialite John Rendall became famous in the 1960s after he and his friend Anthony 'Ace' Bourke purchased a lion cub from Harrods, which then traded in exotic animals,

A fall in borrowing of £13billion means ministers can afford to scrap April's national insurance hike, experts said tonight. The Treasury borrowed £7.6billion less last month than in December 2020.

Health officials in Israel said a fourth dose provides three to five times the level of protection against serious disease and can double the protection against infection compared to three doses.

Controversial buy now pay later firm Klarna, a Swedish unregulated lending service, has launched a contactless credit card that shoppers can use on the high street.

While Prime Minister Boris Johnson enjoyed cake with colleagues to mark his 56th birthday on June 19, 2020, families were forced to keep their distance due to the tough Covid rules.

Sajid Javid said that because Omicron is less severe, unvaccinated employees pose less of a threat to patients than when the policy was introduced while the Delta variant was dominant.

After Natasha Palmer sued the other driver, Seferif Mantas, who was convicted of drink-driving, his insurers accused her of 'fundamental dishonesty' and exaggerating her problems.

Stormont agreed to a large-scale easing of curbs, including Covid passes for entry to bars, restaurants and cinemas and the reopening of nightclubs forced to shut on Boxing Day.

A US study has claimed just small diet changes with specially formulated snack bars and smoothies can reduce cholesterol count to the same level as statins in some cases following trial results.

Government-backed REACT-1 data, based on more than 100,000 Covid tests, found more than 4.4 per cent of people in England had the virus at some point from January 5 to 20.

Hugh Hefner's widow, Crystal, on Tuesday confirmed that he had kept 'all kinds of naked pictures' of women as 'a mountain of revenge porn' - and said that she had destroyed the images.

Father-of-two Dr Gary Jenkins, 54, suffered horrific injuries when he was brutally attacked in Bute Park, in the shadow of Cardiff Castle.

NHS worker Fila Lutu from Chadwell Heath tested positive for the virus in December and died days later, after she decided to get vaccinated when ministers unveiled their 'no jab, no job' policy.

Former ISIS bride Shamima Begum (pictured), 22, says she could help tackle terrorism if she is allowed to return to the UK. She spoke to GB News from al-Roj prison camp in Syria.

Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns defended the PM after it was revealed he attended a gathering, complete with a Union Jack cake and singing, in the Cabinet Room on June 19, 2020.

The Prime Minister told MPs that the UK 'would look to contribute to any new Nato deployment' as allies readied soldiers and sent warships and fighter aircraft to the troubled region.

Nigel Malt, 44, is said to have driven his daughter Lauren Malt, 19, to hospital after the collision near a play area in Leete Way, West Winch, near Kings Lynn, Norfolk over the weekend.

Companies should ditch 'woke capitalism' or risk derailing the UK's post-pandemic recovery, a report by the Adam Smith Institute argues.

Scotland Yard had said it would not investigate, but that changed after Whitehall ethics chief Sue Gray handed officers the outline of her findings on Sunday, revealing potential criminal matters.

SIMON MILLS: I read somewhere that it took divorced men one year of healing and recovery for every five to seven years of marriage. So, at best, I was looking at about four years of misery.

David Morris, Tory MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, told the Commons there was 'no difference' between what Boris Johnson and Sir Keir had been accused of.

The studio claimed it has been reimagining the dwarf characters since its earliest production stages to 'avoid reinforcing stereotypes' in the original film. They are also utilizing cultural consultants.

Anyone in control of a self-driving car will be renamed a 'user in charge' when the vehicles take to UK roads and will not be criminally liable if there is a crash, Government law experts propose.

Emergency services were called to the property shortly before 6pm, but despite the best efforts of paramedics the boy, who has not been named, was confirmed dead at the scene (pictured)

New York experts, who monitored 2,000 women undergoing fertility treatment, said rates of fertilisation and pregnancy were 'the same' regardless of whether women were vaccinated against Covid.

A judge in London has been asked to decide whether a millionaire businessman - whose family founded the Screwfix chain - should hand over more money to his ex-wife.

Sarah Moulds, 37, is due to appear at Boston Magistrates court next week to face two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

Paul Johnson (pictured) was a senior midwife at Hull Women and Children's Hospital and had helped to deliver more than 2,000 babies when he was suspended from his role in October 2020.

Julie Cox, from Consett, County Durham, took her four-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel for a walk around Hownsgill Industrial estate on January 9 and noticed his behaviour was 'strange'.

A version of Fight Club was made available in China over the weekend, but much to the dismay of fans, the film had been radically edited so as to transform its anarchist, anti-capitalist message.

Netflix, whose stock tumbled more than 20 per cent on Friday after warning subscriber growth would slow in 2022, placed the advert for a production designer on Instagram.

Senior Cabinet ministers including Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries downplayed the seriousness of the PM attending the bash with cake and nibbles in a No10 stateroom in 2020.

Laura Duncalfe was rushed to hospital following the collision in St Peter's Basin, Newcastle, on December 31. Today Northumbria Police confirmed in a statement that 31-year-old has died.

Detective Inspector Neil Corbel (pictured) 'used his anti-terror skills' to secretly film the women with spy cameras contacting them under the guise of being an airline pilot named Harrison.

The Duke of Cambridge attended the service for Claire Tomlinson, a former England national team captain and coach who taught him and his brother Prince Harry how to play polo in Gloucestershire.

Mother-of-two Michaela Hall, 49, was killed by Lee Kendall, 42, at her home in a small Cornish village on May 31 last year after rowing over a dinner that Kendall 'didn't want', a jury has been told.

Jachin Joshua Mascall, 20, met the girl on the dating app last year and travelled to London from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, to meet her.

This is the shocking moment police ridiculed an academic during a strip search, describing her as 'rank' in an horrific ordeal that yesterday saw the Met apologise.

Rishi Sunak highlighted the 'risks' from spiking inflation and said future generations should not be 'burdened' as the latest figures on the public finances painted a grim picture.

Earlier this month, sources close to the Duke confirmed the sale of his chalet in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Verbier is 'proceeding' after a mystery buyer agreed to take it off his hands.

RICHARD KAY: The Queen has decided to spend the next two weeks away from the splendour of Windsor Castle, in the modest surroundings of Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate.

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'We've got cake', joked presenter Adil Ray, in a reference to the Prime Minister meeting with staff to celebrate his birthday party at Downing Street in the height of lockdown.

Britons eagerly awaiting the Sue Gray report into 'partygate' are comparing the wait to the build up to Christmas or to their GCSE's results - with one joking: 'I hope they aren't as disappointing as mine'.

A bizarre loophole for returning Australian travellers means people can skip hotel quarantine regardless of the Covid case numbers in the country they are transiting from.

Number 10 said Mr Johnson did not discuss the police investigation at yesterday's Cabinet meeting but confirmed he did already know the probe was going ahead.

John Holder (pictured), the only non-white Test umpire Britain has ever produced, said Mike O'Farrell's testimony to a racism inquiry was 'utter horse muck'.

Little Jayden-Jay Silvester was found by his grandmother in the bathtub at his home in Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, while his mother Lisa Johnson was wrapping presents in another room.

The five-time Paralympic wheelchair track athlete found the funny side of being wrongly mistaken as the 2022 Australian of the Year as he shared screenshots of messages from well-meaning fans.

Malik Faisal Akram was shot dead in Texas on January15 following a 10-hour stand-off. Counter Terrorism Policing North West said two men have now been arrested in Manchester.

Maisa Rojas warned that the huge mountains of textiles which are discarded and burned in Chile's Atacama Desert have 'environmental consequences for the whole planet'.

Alexander Jr., the only child of the award-winning actress and director whom she shared with ex-husband Ian Alexander Sr., had just turned 26 on the day that he took his own life.

Michael Rapaport caught footage of a blatant shoplifting incident on Tuesday at a Rite Aid in the Upper East Side, saying he was 'disgusted' by the blatant display.

The supermarket giant has been trialling a new digital ticket system in select stores, scrapping the large yellow paper tickets that are stuck on top of existing tags to indicate which products are on sale.

The Kiwi tennis double star didn't hold back on what what he thinks of the controversial world number 115 Aussie in an explosive interview.

Last September Illinois-based CF Industries, one of the biggest fertiliser businesses in the world run by multi-millionaire chief executive Tony Will, 55, shut its two plants in Teesside and Cheshire.

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has resurfaced for the first time since resigning in disgrace after her ICAC scandal - hitting the campaign trail for the successor to her old seat in Sydney.

Ana Bella Duke, 18, was charged with murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and tampering with evidence in connection to the Feb 2021 killing of Elias Otero, 24.

Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach hosted countless of bikini clad swimmers eager to cool off in the ocean on a near cloudless day while scenes in the Gold Coast became increasingly rowdier.

A group of single, adult, male immigrants were released to the final destinations by ICE on Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas.

Sue Gray is understood to have told Number 10 that she expects her findings on the alleged lockdown-breaking parties to be released in full within 'hours' of them being handed to Downing Street.

A series of haunting images show the cruelty Aboriginal prisoners faced at the turn of the century from 1890s

Julia Lee Choi, 45, began stalking Tim Cook on Twitter, referring to him as husband and the father of her twins. She then began emailing him, and said she was traveling to Palo Alto to live with him.

While millions of proud Aussies hit the coast and had fun in the sun with traditional BBQs and backyard cricket, others took to the streets demanding the day be axed.

The family of Peter Robbins - who famously voiced Peatnuts character Charlie Brown in the 60s - died by suicide last week they revealed.

DJ Ferguson, 31, has been denied a heart transplant until he gets vaccinated against COVID-19. His wife is now saying that they are in a 'corner' and are 'pressured' to get him vaccinated.

The cousin of slain underworld figures who police fear is the next target in Sydney's family blood feud has been charged with a kidnapping and a gym shooting in western Sydney

Self-proclaimed patriot activist and artist Scott Lobaido was recorded on camera Tuesday outside Bragg's office in downtown Manhattan splashing stage blood.

Most capital cities have seen pleasant conditions for Australia Day but the summer's wild weather isn't over yet with storms forecast for Victoria, more rain in the north and a heatwave for Perth.

Ozzie, 61, the world's oldest male gorilla, was found dead by his care team in his habitat at Zoo Atlanta on Tuesday.

Police saluted on Tuesday as NYPD officer Wilbert Mora's body was moved from NYU Langone hospital. Mora, 27, died on Tuesday, four days after he was shot by a Harlem gunman.

Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee is allegedly withholding $110,000 in funding from county libraries because of their 'homosexual materials.'

The new Omicron outburst which has swept through the country since Covid restrictions were relaxed in December has skewered air travel for Aussies once more.

Members of the public called police after witnessing the alleged act of animal cruelty in the car park of a registered club, in Mittagong, in NSW's Southern Highlands, on Saturday. 

Major airlines Qantas and Virgin Australia have raised eyebrows after not participating in Australia Day celebrations. In previous years, Tim-Tams and meat pies were handed out to passengers.

Social media influencers have flocked online to explain  why they do not celebrate January 26, and to share tips on the activities revellers should avoid on 'Invasion Day'.

Fin Crane, the brave youngster who copped an accidental tennis ball to the stomach from Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open has revealed it was 'quite a shock' and 'really hurt.'

Emergency services were called to the Nepean River, near Bruce Neale Drive in Penrith, about 12.40pm Wednesday after reports a boat with five people on board had overturned.

A total of 11 members were hit with the seditious conspiracy charge. One member, Edward Vallejo, skipped Tuesday's hearing and has not entered a formal plea. The 10 others pled not guilty.

James Iannazzo, 48, was seen for the first time since his arrest at his $2.64m five-bed, five-bath colonial-style mansion in Southport, Connecticut on Monday.

Sydney tradie Bibek Katwal, 26, has plead guilty to beating his bosses' pet kitten to death after a work function when he was left alone with it for about two minutes.

Pauline Hanson has called on the people complaining about Australia Day to 'get over it' and to stop making themselves victims.

Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott set eyes rolling just seconds after accepting his award when he bragged about skolling beers in a ceremony that also honoured an alcohol education advocate.  

Thousands of protesters have gathered in numerous capital cities across the nation as they marched through the streets demanding Australia Day be scrapped.

Kalvin was spotted with his head down and a solemn look on his face Tuesday. He said on social media he is 'not emotionally available' to talk about his brother's death but welcomes tributes.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has mocked Scott Morrison after his awkward photo opportunity with sexual assault survivor Grace Tame.

Australian employees could soon find themselves working four days instead of five, with some bosses saying it actually makes staff more focused on the job.

Evidence photos obtained by DailyMail.com give a first glimpse inside the tiny dealership office in Springdale, Arkansas, where convicted pedophile Josh Duggar scoured the dark web for child porn.

Charlise Mutten's body was found in a plastic barrel on the banks of the Colo River, days after she was reported missing from the Blue Mountains on January 14.

The PM's Facebook page has been inundated with messages of support for the Prime Minister who continued to smile throughout the awkward encounter, handing Scott Morrison a PR coup.

New York City could potentially be battered by up to two feet of snow and winds packing gusts of up to 70mph as nor'easter makes its way to the East Coast this weekend.

Motorway bosses are under investigation for their handling of alleged fraud, bribery and corruption by smart motorway construction firms.

Lord Agnew quit his post this week, blasting ministers' handling of fraudulent Covid business loans. Yesterday he criticised the 'complete lack of focus' in Whitehall about the cost of fraud.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell offered rare praise for Biden on Tuesday, saying he was 'encouraged' by signs that he was preparing for action before any Russian incursion into Ukraine.

Clive Palmer's defamation lawsuit against the WA premier set to begin next week has been delayed, but Mark McGowan will have to attend in person when he takes the stand.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's political action committee spent $30,000 on media training from March until July for the former Trump official.

Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, commended an appeals court judge for issuing a temporary stay on a judgement 24 hours before that struck down her mask mandate in public spaces.

Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz has been chosen for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, while accused steroids users Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied on their final ballot.

At the National Citizenship and Flag Raising ceremony in Canberra on Australia Day, Prime Minister Scott Morrison recited words penned by his 13-year-old Lily.

'Anytime I try to take the phone, she would get very physical, violent, verbal with me, with her sisters. She would smash the phones so that I couldn't review the content,' her mother said.

Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider has broken another record with winning streak this week, becoming the number two all-time player and raising her earning pot to $1,319,800

A new report ranks 10 high-profile politicians by how much social media engagement articles about them have gained between January 2021 and January 2022.

Nine-year-old Charlise Mutten was fatally shot with a 'small calibre rifle' but police have found no traces of blood or gunshot residue, as detectives have finally interviewed her mother Kallista.

Motorcycle rider Dustin Bates is suing Officer Jonathan Granado of Lake Worth, Texas after he allegedly ran him over with his squad vehicle in November 2020

IAN BIRRELL: In 2014, an attempt was made to capture the nearby city of Kharkiv when the Kremlin covertly backed separatists in the eastern region of Ukraine.

A total of 821 migrant children were found alone at the United States' southern border during a span of two days, according to data released by CBP. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday that she would be seeking another term in the House.

Charlise Mutten's accused killer, Justin Stein, 31, is a marked man behind bars at Silverwater Correctional Facility where inmates are threatening to kill him if they can get their hands on him.

The PM found himself at the centre of a criminal investigation when Scotland Yard Commissioner Cressida Dick announced officers were investigating 'a number of' events.

Dylan Alcott made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Australian of the Year with a physical disability since the award program started 62 years ago. 

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said prosecutors have received referrals relating to slates of electors submitted by pro-Trump Republicans and are reviewing them.

Seconds after he was subjected to an ugly crowd slur, Italian tennis star Matteo Berrettini had a message for unruly supporters at the Australian Open - you are not true fans of the sport.

Atrocities by white settlers against indigenous Australians over first 150 years include massacres, taking Aboriginals' heads as souvenirs and a house with human ears nailed to its walls.

The monument in St Kilda in Melbourne 's southeast was covered in the paint and plastered with protest signs demanding the abolition of Australia Day and insisting the nation was founded on genocide.

The U.S. faces a race to beat China in recovering an F-35 stealth fighter that plunged into the South China Sea on Monday after what the Navy termed a 'landing mishap' aboard the USS Carl Vinson.

Experts are concerned that President Joe Biden's plan to shore up Europe's supply of natural gas if Vladimir Putin cuts off supplies won't work because other nations can't make up the shortfall.

Just as Biden is dealing with the brink of war on the Russia-Ukraine border, he is faced with a fifth North Korean missile test in one month, an attack on a U.S. air base in the United Arab Emirates.

NSW reported another 21,030 Covid cases on Wednesday as the state nears a one millionth case of the virus. Premier Dominic Perrottet assured residents hospitality and retail is open for business.

Karen and Mike Malherbe were supposed to move to Western Australia when borders opened next month but now face being homeless after the premier backflipped.

A man has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and assaulting a security guard at the Australian Open.

A former professor at historically-Mormon Brigham Young University allegedly abused three female students, convincing one that she needed to straddle him to align her 'crotch chakra.'

John Eastman, the lawyer who worked with Trump to overturn the result of the 2020 election, failed in an effort to block lawmakers from getting hold of thousands of his university emails.

The unidentified suspect was waiting to be seen by nurses when he 'exchanged looks' with another man in the waiting room at Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx on Tuesday at 12.30pm.

Queensland saw a slight drop in hospitalisations, mostly on the Gold Coast, with 889 people in hospital, including 47 patients who are in intensive care.

The Ohio family of a fourth-grade girl who fell ill after she was forced to eat a waffle she'd thrown in the trash by a cafeteria worker has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the school district.

Images depict an illicit drug consumption site at a new linkage center in San Francisco that is now littered with needles and crowded with addicts shooting up in broad daylight.

Rep. Henry Cuellar said he plans to run a successful campaign for reelection amid a federal investigation potentially tying him to a criminal probe.

A former SEAL who served under the disgraced and acquitted Chief Eddie Gallagher accused him of purposely putting soldiers in the crossfire and regrets not doing more to stop his disgraced commander.

Curb Your Enthusiasm actress Cheryl Hines, 56, (pictured with Kennedy) said while she loves her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr, 68, 'we differ on many current issues'.

The Buccaneers offered former Tampa Bay receiver Antonio Brown $200,000 to go to a psychiatric facility following his shirtless sideline meltdown on January 2, the receiver told HBO.

The Connecticut Medical Examiner announced on Monday that Lauren Smith-Fields died as a result of acute intoxication due to the combination of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine, and alcohol.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who opened treatment centers to distribute the antibody drugs, slammed the decision, saying the FDA had acted 'without shred of clinical data.'

Former President Donald Trump had $93 million in the bank during his last full-year in office, after claiming in 2015 he had $793 million in the bank.

The former Girls Next Door star said Hefner offered her a Quaalude, a powerful sedative that has been illegal since 1984, the first night she went out with him and his other girlfriends.

Melbourne and Perth will both see a scorching hot public holiday with temperatures to soar into the 30s while Sydneysiders can also plan to soak up the sunshine.

The median return for the calendar year saw Aussie workers add 13.4 per cent to their retirement savings, with an annualised growth rate of 6.6 per cent since 2000. Here are the best funds on the market.

We've now had more than 2.25million cases - 2million of them just since Christmas - and more than 3200 deaths, including more than 1000 also just since Christmas.

The prestigious list honours the achievements and contributions of 1040 Australians from all walks of life, with winners aged between 17 and 99.

Sonia Sotomayor said it's a 'misconception' for the public to believe that the law is clear when the high court is deciding a case, and said that she and her colleagues worry about their public perception.

A group of bold thieves, two of whom didn't even bother covering their faces, were caught on camera filling trash bags with cosmetics stolen from an Ulta Beauty in Los Angeles County yesterday.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that if Russia invades Ukraine, it would be 'the largest invasion since World War II. It would change the world.'

Asked during an appearance at the Commons' Health and Social Care Committee whether the April levy was under threat, Sajid Javid said this was not the case.

On Reddit's WallStreetBets forum, which was at the center of the GameStop saga last January, bearish sentiment has taken hold ahead of the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week.

Two top Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee have asked NBC how much influence the Chinese Communist Party is trying to exert over Beijing Olympics coverage.

Constantine Scurtis alleged the former Yankee fraudulently cut him out of the real estate empire they built together after A-Rod and ex wife Cynthia divorced in 2008.

Germany has refused to issue permits for its weapons to be exported to Kiev, despite Ukraine bracing for a potential Russian invasion.

Californian born skier Eileen Gu, one of the most promising young stars of the Winter Olympics, will compete for China at this year's games after turning her back on Team USA.