The government has U-turned on its promise not to fund school lunches over the summer and has now set up a “Covid summer school fund” to pay for the initiative.
Piers Morgan has slammed a cabinet minister after she tried to downplay concerns of hardship disadvantaged families face during the coronavirus crisis on Twitter.
Boris Johnson has been accused of waging a “culture war” after reports his new race commission is being set up by an aide who has cast doubt on the existence of institutional racism
The foreign secretary has insisted that the experts advising the government will continue to appear at Downing Street briefings - but they may not be those the public are used to seeing as they draw in advisers from different areas to help explain policy announcements.
A former prosecutor, who lost his brother to coronavirus, has joined a campaign that is calling for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to carry out a fresh investigation into Boris Johnson’s senior aide over a breach of lockdown.
The government is under pressure to explain why chief NHS England nurse, Ruth May, was axed from daily coronavirus briefings after allegations emerged she was dropped for refusing to back Dominic Cummings’ lockdown breaking.
Former communicant WILL SELF wonders where the Church has been through this pandemic, and ponders if we brought it on ourselves through worshiping mammon
Distracted by grief and anger following his brother’s terrible accident, Bottechhia overcame more struggles than war to become a cycling legend. CHARLIE CONNELLY reports.
There is overwhelming support for the UK government to work with the EU during the coronavirus pandemic, with 77% saying it should work ‘very closely’.
Ministers rather than scientific advisers will take the final decision on whether to ease the two-metre social distancing rule, chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.
Shadow justice secretary David Lammy has called out Boris Johnson for his recent tweets on Winston Churchill, querying why the prime minister has never tweeted so prolifically about coronavirus or the Windrush review.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has condemned ‘shocking’ and ‘disgusting’ scenes from the far-right in London, and claimed the mass condemnation of such events as signs of progress in society.
CLAUDIA PRITCHARD on a captivating new book in which artist David Hockney and critic Martin Gayford discuss the history of one of humanity’s oldest impulses, to create pictures
John Cairncross, the so-called ‘fifth man’ of the Cambridge spy circle, has long been overshadowed by the other, more colourful, four. Yet a new book suggests he is most intriguing. IVOR GABER reports.
With this year’s European Championships another victim of the coronavirus, MICK O’HARE looks back on the first ever tournament – 60 years ago this summer – another contest overshadowed by off-field events
Amazon already has as much power as nation states and its influence has only grown in the pandemic. In a special report, ALEXI MOSTROUS and JAMES BALL examine the leadership and culture of this global superpower.
The chief nursing officer for England was reportedly dropped from Downing Street daily briefings after refusing to support Dominic Cummings for breaking lockdown rules.
Tory Brexiteer Mark Francois has claimed that the EU will “blink again” over the government’s Brexit demands - despite the fact it was Boris Johnson who caved last time.
Boris Johnson met with a developer at the centre of a new political controversy three times while mayor of London before approving his planning application for a London build.
Statues and monuments have an inherent context, writes MITCH BENN. They honour and elevate people and it’s legitimate to take down those we no longer respect.
The Scottish first minister is considered to have had a ‘good crisis’ yet is facing many of the same criticisms as Boris Johnson. Maurice Smith reports.
The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have called on the government to extend Brexit trade talks to allow more time to deal with the effects of the coronavirus crisis.
The government has delayed a Lib Dem bill to secure an extension to the Brexit transition period. Acting leader ED DAVEY says it is still putting ideology over the national interest at a time of crisis.
Twitter says it has removed more than 30,000 accounts from the platform which were being used to spread state-backed propaganda linked to China, Russia and Turkey.
The UK will not be involved in the European Union’s plans to fast track orders for a coronavirus vaccine, designed to ensure supplies for member states as soon as one is ready.
The BBC’s head of news has defended reprimanding Emily Maitlis for her monologue over Dominic Cummings - pointing to a poll showing a third of people still supported the prime minister’s aide.
The government is expected to abandon its plan to introduce full border checks with the EU from January 1 over fears of the economic impact of coronavirus.
If there were good cops in America, there were not enough of them, says BONNIE GREER. But here is what the police have learned in their turbulent history.
The official human rights watchdog is launching legal action to review the Home Office’s “hostile environment” policy which led to the Windrush scandal.
Labour has accused Priti Patel of using her Indian heritage to undermine concerns that Black Lives Matters protesters have about racism in this country.
The wife of a former Putin ally has become the biggest ever female donor to the Tory Party, handing over £1.6 million in the last five years, again raising questions about the status of a report looking at Russia links in British politics.
A Tory minister has dismissed accusations that his government had mishandled the coronavirus outbreak, blaming the high death toll on the number of international travel visitors.
