Matt Hancock is facing pressure to explain how a company with family links, and that he holds shares in, was awarded NHS contracts, as Labour accused the health secretary of a possible breach of the…

UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figuresResearchers have warned previous coronavirus infection does not fully protect young people against reinfection.Scientists found that despite previous infection and the presence of antibodies, vaccination is still necessary to boost immune…

UK and EU officials have isolated 27 different issues in relation to Northern Ireland’s contested post-Brexit trade arrangements, Ireland’s foreign minister has confirmed.Simon Coveney said some of the problems related to protocol implementation are more difficult…

Windsor businesses brace for influx of visitors for Duke of Edinburgh's funeralPrince Charles has made his first public appearance with Camilla since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh to view flowers and tributes left…

MPs have signed off a second “full inquiry” into the Greensill lobbying scandal separate to one already launched by Boris Johnson as the government faces mounting questions over a “revolving door” with business.The probe — to be held…

UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figuresAll local coronavirus case rates in the UK have now fallen below 100 cases per 100,000 people, the lowest figure since the start of September.The highest rate is in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire,…

Daunte Wright's mother honours son during protest over fatal shootingKim Potter, the white police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop on Sunday has been charged with…

Civil servants have been ordered to reveal any outside work they may be doing, as a second inquiry into the Greensill lobbying scandal threatening to engulf Boris Johnson’s government was announced.Whitehall departments have been given…