About 30 people said to have been at social events night before the Queen mourned her husband alone Staff inside Downing Street held two staff leaving events featuring alcohol, and one with loud music, on the evening before Prince Philip’s funeral in April last year, when such social contact remained […]
Concrete barrier must be moved from hard shoulder to central reservation, meaning overnight motorway closures The Operation Brock system installed to manage expected traffic chaos in Kent after Brexit will now itself cause a year of disruption as the barrier is moved from the edge to the middle of the […]
Schools with pupils from poorer backgrounds reported higher teacher absences and less capacity for cover The most deprived state schools in England have been hit much harder by staff absence with Covid, compared with those in better-off areas or private schools, according to a new survey of classroom teachers. The […]
Senior Tories call on PM to resign after Downing Street garden party admission Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s premiership was hanging in the balance as Conservative MPs began openly calling for his resignation after he admitted attending a garden party in lockdown, claiming he […]
Economy would get a major boost if people in most-deprived regions were as healthy as those in rich areas Endemic ill-health in England’s “left behind” neighbourhoods costs the country almost £30bn a year because people are often too ill to work and die earlier, a report claims. The cost of […]
Legal experts say Duke of York has ‘no good options left’ given risks of giving evidence in court or settling Prince Andrew faces the prospect of giving evidence in a high-profile trial after a New York judge refused to throw out a civil case over allegations he sexually assaulted Virginia […]
Star is due to play at Australian Open but faces possibility of deportation Novak Djokovic could face a fine or even prison in Serbia after his admission that he broke isolation while he had Covid last month, lawyers have said, as the Serbian prime minister warned his behaviour appeared to […]
Influential singer of hits including Be My Baby, who married abusive producer Phil Spector, dies of cancer Ronnie Spector, the singer who defined the sound of mid-century girl groups as the frontwoman of the Ronettes, has died aged 78. A statement on her website states: Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, […]
Former ministers and MPs call on prime minister to fully address issue in Commons after latest revelation Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is facing intense pressure from senior Conservatives to publicly confess he attended a rule-breaking garden party in Downing Street, with the Scottish […]
DfE’s flagship catchup scheme for children in England has reached only 10% of this year’s target, report shows Labour has accused the government’s flagship national tutoring programme (NTP) of failing children and taxpayers after official figures revealed take-up rates way below target. Just 10% of this year’s target for children […]