Officials have admitted that up to 200 lorries a day are being turned back at UK crossings into the European Union because they do not have the right paperwork, but they insist the vast majority are getting through. However, traffic through the UK...

Torrential rain, severe flooding, hundreds of people forced from their homes – the reality of our climate crisis as Storm Christoph hits large parts of the country. There’s been heavy snow in Scotland and flood alerts across swathes of north ...

We spoke to shadow home secretary, Nick Thomas-Symonds.

The home secretary has insisted it was “simply far too early” to even contemplate when to lift restrictions in England, as Northern Ireland extended its lockdown until at least the beginning of March. But the Conservatives are facing more...

We spoke to Prof Deenan Pillay, a professor of virology at University College London, who is a member of the Independent Sage committee of leading scientists. And we also speak to Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh Universi...

“We are giving 200 vaccinations every minute,” Matt Hancock told MPs, as latest figures showed around two million people got their first dose in the last week – hitting the government’s target. But new evidence on infections in ca...

The rebellion is being seen as an attempt to stifle any future trade deal with China over its treatment of the Uighur Muslims.

Weather warnings for heavy rain are in force across the UK as Storm Christoph moves in.

We spoke to a woman who's had her trial date delayed three times since the pandemic, as lawyers warn the system was in trouble.

The lockdown is taking  a "devastating toll" on the mental health of young people, according to a major survey by the Prince's Trust and shown exclusively to this programme.  

The vote to extend the universal credit increase is non-binding, but is “embarrassing” for the government.

In the last few minutes MPs have voted to support the extension of the temporary £20 a week increase in universal credit.

ore than four million people have had a first dose and from today the over-70s in England are being offered jabs.

Although vaccination numbers are rising sharply, hospitals remain under intense pressure. The number of patients with coronavirus in UK hospitals is the highest that it's been throughout the pandemic.

We spoke to the MP Tom Tugendhat, who is chair of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and heads the China Research Group of Conservative MPs. We asked him about the impact here of an Australian-style quarantine system.