Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister David Frost has said trade arrangements for Northern Ireland previously agreed with the EU are not “sustainable” in their current form.Lord Frost also called on Brussels chiefs to show more “common sense” to…

A man has been detained indefinitely for the "brutal" killing of a hotel receptionist after she "smiled" at him the wrong way.Stephen Cole, 32, attacked Marta Elena Vento, a 27-year-old Spanish national who was working…

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is listening to Tony Blair’s advice that Labour needs “total deconstruction and reconstruction” to revive as a political force, as he admitted the party’s “titanic” job of winning power.In…

A man has been arrested on a farm in Hallington, Lincolnshire following the murder of a woman and her son.Daniel Boulton, 29, was detained at lunchtime on Tuesday in what detectives described as “a tragic,…

Brexit delivered a staggering £113bn blow to exports of UK services even before the sector was left out of the final trade agreement, new research says.Industries from IT and finance to business and professional services…

Boris Johnson’s plans to ease England’s coronavirus restrictions completely on 21 June appear increasingly in doubt after a number of advisers to the government urged ministers to delay. Experts warned the success of the vaccination…

UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figuresBoris Johnson is facing pressure to delay ending all remaining lockdown restrictions on 21 June amid concerns over rising coronavirus cases and the spread of the Indian variant. Nervtag member Professor…

Labour have accused Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser of giving "carte blanche" to rule breaking at the top of government after he allowed the health secretary to keep his job despite breaking the ministerial code. Lord…