The government is accused of using the ‘dead cat’ issue to deflect from the latest Partygate developments

Lalene Malik was rushed to A&E at Northwick Park Hospital by her parents after suffering an excruciating stomach ache at home in west London.

Police are set to hand the prime minister three more fines for attending lockdown-breaking parties, reports suggest

Detectives in Sligo suspect that Aidan Moffitt, 42, and Michael Snee, 58, may have met their killer online.

But Boris Johnson set to rush out policy today in bid to distract from Partygate fines

Plan to ‘offshore’ people seeking refuge in Britain in African country more than 4,000 miles away condemned as ‘unworkable and nasty’

Select committee chair Tobias Ellwood

Supporters including Gordon Brown believe a tribunal for the crime of aggression may provide a rapid route to justice for the Ukrainian people.

An “offshoring” policy for asylum seekers is a first for the UK, but it has been done – against a backdrop of controversy – in other parts of the world

Voters in West Yorkshire city appear in forgiving mood after prime minister and chancellor found to have broken coronavirus law

Deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales are continuing to rise.

The Irish minister will meet Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov.

Manuel Mathieu, who lives in Canada, suffered a serious head injury in London in 2015 and had wanted about £30 million.

Boris Johnson is set to argue that action is needed to combat the ‘vile people smugglers’ turning the ocean into a ‘watery graveyard’.

Kusti Salm, the permanent secretary for the Estonian Ministry of Defence, has called Russia ‘a historic-level murderer’.

The nation’s papers are dominated by the news of more fines for Downing Street and the Government’s ‘cruel’ new scheme for asylum seekers.

The Prince of Wales will distribute money to prominent community figures at the event at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Travellers have already faced flight cancellations this week and queues for cross-Channel ferry services look set to continue.

Several of the events which Boris Johnson attended during lockdown are yet to be investigated fully

Two Tory MPs break ranks to call on prime minister to go

The fallout after the Prime Minister paid a fixed penalty notice for breaching coronavirus laws continued.

There are 6.1 million people waiting for hospital care in England.

They also said the increase in listings helped drive a “modest” rise in sales last month.

A handful have been waiting for more than four years.

Jo Goulding has waited almost four years for NHS hospital care.

The Royal College of Nursing said patients risk ‘paying the price’ for a shortage of nurses.

More than 23,000 people have been waiting for more than two years for pre-planned hospital care.

Rightmove said tenants are facing the most competitive rental market ever recorded by the group.

Boris Johnson is set to argue that action is needed to combat the ‘vile people smugglers’ turning the ocean into a ‘watery graveyard’.

Crossings resumed this week, with large numbers of people arriving in Kent, after few tried the journey in the last week of March amid bad weather.

David Wolfson said there had been a ‘breach of the criminal law’ at No 10.

‘There’s a better way of life out there where we don’t have to burn fossil fuels’ one activist tells Saphora Smith

Unknown number of people are allowed out in Shanghai following unrest over lockdown

Former Conservative MP criticised for ‘horrific response’ to Twitter user during debate over Partygate fines

Wales stands to lose £1bn over three years, says first minister

Dozens more flights were cancelled and plans to boost Dover-Calais sailings were blocked.

Roxanne Tahbaz staged a protest today, one month after her father was ‘left behind’ by the UK government

A Section 60 Order granting additional stop and search powers to police has been authorised for the whole borough of Lewisham.

Lancashire Police investigating cause of blaze

Scotland Yard has now made at least 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices – up from 20 at the end of March.

The charitable body is focusing on organisations tackling the challenges of the digital world.

Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee were found dead in their own homes this week having suffered extensive injuries.

‘It got so bad we were all camped in her room with a wood burner,’ says seven-year-old’s mother

Couples ‘now have a humane exit route,’ says lawyer

Dozens of UK competitors set off for the Netherlands on Thursday morning.

The news follows concerns raised by Jewish students and former NUS presidents over antisemitism within the NUS.

The former Glasgow East MP denies the charges against her.

‘Inflation is very real for everyone’ says supermarket chief executive

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled in recent days.

The duke will lay a wreath on behalf of the Queen at the Cenotaph and attend a service in Westminster Abbey on April 25.

A neighbour called Nikki, who did not want to give her second name, said she had seen the blaze from the back of her home on Friday.

Dr Sarah Fane is credited with helping 500,000 children in Afghanistan – as well as sparking a renaissance in cricket in the country.

The UK has been showing support for war-torn Ukraine by proudly displaying Ukraine flags outside homes, shops, hotels and along streets.

The former Scottish Tory leader spoke as she joined the campaign trail for the council elections.

Police are investigating an attack on Elsie Trainor in Ormeau Park on Monday evening as a hate crime.

MP’s family released an emotional statement following the sentencing of his killer on Wednesday

Institute for Fiscal Studies says changes could cause ‘genuine hardship’ for poorer students

‘Justice will be served’: UK says those responsible must face court

From as early as mid-way through pregnancy, babies from poorer families are already smaller than those with richer mothers.

People in lifejackets and blankets have been seen arriving at Dover and Dungeness.

Follow the latest updates as activists plan a surprise demonstration in the capital

The UNHCR has called for a ‘more appropriate’ process where refugees are matched with families or couples under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Couzens appeared in court and will return to the Old Bailey in May

PM’s birthday party, gathering in Downing Street flat and several Christmas celebrations all part of Scotland Yard probe into lockdown rule-breaking

Russia has warned both countries against joining Nato

A reminder of the rules in place at the height of lockdown as the PM is fined for attending a party at Downing Street while the electorate pulled together to keep each other safe

The PM is in hot water again – but it is hardly the first time he has faced criticism over rule-breaking during the pandemic

Yorkshireman to replace Laura Kuenssberg in top job

Matt Hancock was forced to resign after the kiss which breached Covid rules was leaked to the press

Former Brexit minister claims EU has lost ‘moral basis’ to maintain protocol

They are awaiting visas before they can travel to the UK under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.

Coleen Rooney’s lawyer claims Rebekah Vardy has ‘history’ of leaking information to the press at latest hearing

Hisam Choucair lost his mother, sister, brother-in-law, and three nieces in the Grenfell Tower fire.

The former Glasgow East MP denies the charges against her.

Cressida Dick hit out at the politicisation of policing in a letter to Londoners as she left the role

The Scottish Tory leader was previously a leading voice for the Prime Minister to quit, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The terrorist said he didn’t ‘feel any shame’ about the killing

P&O Ferries suspended most of its operations when it replaced nearly 800 seafarers with cheaper agency workers on March 17.

‘Some sort of justice will be felt by the numerous victims of the disgusting crime,’ says campaigner

UN refugee agency calls for ‘more appropriate matching process’ under Britain’s Homes for Ukraine scheme

Boris Johnson faces his first big test at the ballot box since the ‘partygate’ scandal.

‘More likely than not’ PM will get more fixed penalty notices, says top barrister

Julie Cushion recalled ‘feeling helpless and hopeless’ after Sir David was fatally attacked last October.

Anyone who has taken out a loan since 2012 could end up paying ‘eye-watering’ rates of interest, higher than homeowners paying off their mortgage

Health officials are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry

Jody Keenan, 39, died in Newry at the weekend while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.

Elsie Trainor, a candidate in the Belfast South constituency, was attacked by two youths on Monday evening.

Unrepentant Ali Harbi Ali was handed the punishment for the murder of Sir David Amess.