Boris Johnson is facing demands to explain whether he delayed the addition of India to the government’s travel “red list” in April because he was hoping his high-profile visit to the country could go ahead.Travellers…

Boris Johnson warns India variant could delay 21 June stage of lockdown exit planBoris Johnson is under mounting pressure to say whether his planned trade trip to India impacted upon his government’s delay in implementing…

Leicester fans outside Wembley Stadium (PA)Chelsea and Leicester City are meeting in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium today, with 22,000 fans in attendance. It’s one of those dates that fans circle on the…

Labour is demanding an investigation into allegations that Priti Patel breached the ministerial code of conduct by lobbying fellow ministers over a PPE contract for a Tory donor and former adviser.Deputy leader Angela Rayner and…

Israel kills 10 Palestinian civilians, injures 500 in West BankThe death toll in Israel has risen after an Israeli air raid in Gaza city killed at least 10 Palestinians in the deadliest single strike since…

The end of the lockdown next month has been plunged into jeopardy after Boris Johnson warned the surge of the Indian Covid-19 variant had created “the risk of disruption and delay”.In a sharp U-turn –…

(10 Downing Street)Boris Johnson has warned the more virulent Indian variant of coronavirus could “pose a serious disruption” to polans to ease restrictions and “could make it more difficult” to end them in June.The prime…

Clarisse LoughreyChief film critic@clarisselouClarisse Loughrey is the chief film critic for The Independent. She also acts as a regular stand-in for Mark Kermode on BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Kermode and Mayo’ and runs That Darn…