PM says ‘people have just got to understand’ that vaccines alone will not stop spread of coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Easing lockdown will inevitably create a rise in coronavirus deaths, Boris Johnson has said, crediting the lockdown rather than vaccines for “the bulk of […]

Biden expected to make formal announcement on Wednesday About 800,000 troops have served at least once in Afghanistan Joe Biden will withdraw all the remaining US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaida terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, a senior administration official has […]

Former Labour minister was one of ‘gang of four’ who split from party to form Social Democratic party in 1981 Appreciation: a politician with a golden voice and deep sincerity Obituary: Lady Williams of Crosby Shirley Williams, one of the original “gang of four” Labour politicians who split to form […]

Boris Johnson orders independent investigation into former prime minister’s lobbying on behalf of collapsed finance firm David Cameron is at the centre of an unprecedented formal inquiry after Boris Johnson ordered a probe into lobbying by the former prime minister on behalf of the collapsed company Greensill Capital. The independent […]

110,000 people have complained, mostly about excess but also about Andrew, attire – and ease of complaining The BBC’s wall-to-wall coverage of Prince Philip’s death has become the most complained-about moment in British television history, as viewers expressed their annoyance that shows such as EastEnders and MasterChef were replaced with […]