Boris Johnson has given his full backing to the head of the Metropolitan Police but admitted the chaos at Saturday night's vigil for Sarah Everard was "very distressing".
The head of the Oxford University vaccine group has assured people the AstraZeneca vaccine does not cause blood clots as a growing number of countries suspend use of the jab.
Hundreds of miles of new bus lanes will be built as part of a £3bn strategy to make buses the "transport of choice" in England, the prime minister has said.
Six close allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - including his foreign minister - have been targeted with asset freezes and travel bans as part of fresh UK sanctions.