Government under fire for ‘over-zealous’ rules on children playing

Boris Johnson is under fire for imposing tougher coronavirus rules on children than adults, amid growing unrest amongst Tory MPs about the severity of ongoing restrictions.

Former health secretary admits UK was planning for the wrong pandemic

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted the UK had been concentrating all of its pandemic planning only on flu.

Judge criticises MP’s remarks about woman jailed after £45,000 scam and faking cancer

A judge who jailed a woman who pretended to have cancer says he was "astonished" by an MP's remarks about the defendant.

Saudi women’s rights activist freed after 1,000 days in prison on ‘spurious’ charges

Prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from prison after spending more than 1,000 days behind bars.

Saudi women’s rights activist freed after 1,000 days in prison on ‘spurious’ charges

Prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from prison after spending more than 1,000 days behind bars.

Vaccines cut infection rates after the first jab by up to two-thirds – study

Vaccines cut infection rates after the first jab by up to two-thirds, according to a British study likely to put pressure on Boris Johnson to lift lockdown faster.

Don’t pick a fight with us over City access, BoE boss warns Brussels

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has urged the EU not to pick a fight over post-Brexit access for financial services and accused it of demanding tougher standards of the UK than other countries.

Manchester Arena attack fire officer ‘not aware he was in charge’

The senior fire officer on duty on the night of the Manchester Arena attack, was "not aware he was in charge", the inquiry into the bombing has heard.