Scottish first minister tells Guardian fresh poll impossible to resist should her party land majority next month Nicola Sturgeon: No 10 cannot stand in the way of independence Boris Johnson will not oppose a second independence referendum if the Scottish National party wins a majority in the election next month, […]

Boris Johnson accused of dropping pledge to ‘follow data not dates’ and urged to wait for more vaccinations before easing restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Leading scientists warned last night that the government was risking a third wave of Covid-19 by easing the lockdown at […]

Funeral details yet to be finalised after Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen’s ‘strength and stay’, dies aged 99 Prince Philip obituary: longest-serving consort of a British monarch The Queen and royal family were in mourning as condolences and tributes flooded in from across the globe following the announcement of the […]

Prince Philip was the longest-serving consort of a British monarch, described by the Queen as her ‘strength and stay’ Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who has died aged 99, was the Queen’s husband for 73 years. He was the longest-serving royal consort in British history, the family’s patriarch and a […]