Boris Johnson dodges question of who initially paid for Downing Street renovationBoris Johnson may have to hand over his emails and texts as part of the Electoral Commission’s investigation into the funding of his Downing…

Matt Hancock has received his first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, with deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam administering the jab.The health secretary urged people to come forward after the NHS extended the eligibility of…

Ministers have been warned new barriers facing small seafood and meat exporters could render them “unviable” as they raised the prospect of factories potentially being relocated to the EU.In a new report, MPs on the…

Boris Johnson has been accused of creating a “toothless” sleaze watchdog inside Downing Street after he rejected recommendations to give his new ethics adviser powers to launch inquiries into misbehaviour by ministers.Under new terms of…

Covid disease levels in the UK are “close to the bottom” with “very low” incidence, deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam has suggested.His remarks came as Matt Hancock, the health secretary, insisted that England was…

(Getty Images)Follow all the action as Paris Saint-Germain host Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. The two superclubs, backed by Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively, have surged to domestic dominance…

Boris Johnson’s vow to “fix” the Brexit crisis forcing musicians to abandon tours has led to no more than offers of advice on the huge new costs and red tape, angry industry groups say –…

Former prime minister Tony Blair’s lockdown “mullet” stunned TV viewers and sparked a deluge of online discussions about the wild length of his hair.The former Labour leader spoke to ITV about the prospects of Scottish independence,…

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to ratify the UK-EU trade deal in an early morning vote in Brussels, as it branded Brexit a “historic mistake”.MEPs backed the agreement by 660 votes in favour to…

Britain’s “vaccine passport” for international travel will be based on the NHS smartphone app, the government has revealed.The overseas travel ban is expected to be lifted on 17 May but there remains no international agreement…