More than 700 of the UK’s leading legal academics have signed a stinging open letter urging Boris Johnson to ditch “draconian” restrictions on the freedom to demonstrate, in one of the largest protests of its…

The European Union has threatened to restrict exports of Covid vaccines to safeguard jabs for its own citizens, as parts of the continent face a third wave of the pandemic.Ursula von der Leyen said the…

The arrests of female attendees after Scotland Yard refused to facilitate a socially-distanced event planned by Reclaim These Streets has sparked an independent investigation following a backlash from the public and MPs.Sir Stephen House, deputy…

German racing driver Sabine Schmitz has died aged 51, it has been confirmed.Known as the “Queen of the Nürburgring” racetrack, Schmitz also became famous for her role on BBC’s Top Gear where she first appeared…

Two cases of a new coronavirus strain first reported in the Philippines have been found in England, with Public Health England (PHE) saying the variant contains a number of notable mutations.Concerns have been raised that…

Britain is heading into a decade in which “democracy is in retreat”, with autocratic regimes like China claiming a greater slice of global wealth and military might, foreign secretary Dominic Raab is to warn in…

Demand for the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in the UK remains "incredibly strong" despite a string of EU countries pausing use of the jab in their inoculation programmes, Matt Hancock has said.The health secretary said British…

(Getty Images)City remain in contention for a famous quadruple this season, but the Champions League has proven elusive during Guardiola’s otherwise garlanded tenure, and the head coach played down their chances of sweeping all the…