Firefighters faced an ‘intense blaze’ throughout the ground floor of the property, said London Fire Brigade Four children have died in a house fire in south London. The London fire brigade (LFB) said eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters were sent to Collingwood Road, Sutton, at just before 7pm […]

National Audit Office says there is little extra left to cut behind the scenes as licence fee income falls The BBC could be forced to replace expensive high-end dramas and natural history shows with cheaper programmes owing to government-imposed funding cuts. The broadcaster is required to make deep and continued […]

Government’s top public health adviser issues warning amid growing calls to limit Christmas gatherings Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s wave of Omicron infections could reach 1m a day by the end of December, the government’s most senior public health adviser has warned amid growing calls […]

Measure comes into force on Wednesday and was passed despite many Tories voting against Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has suffered a humiliating rebellion over measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, with 99 Conservative MPs rejecting plans for vaccine certificates despite […]