Senior officer says police want to ‘intervene at the earliest opportunity’ before criminal offences have been committed

‘Universal free provision will end’ in England and ‘individuals and businesses will bear the cost’, government says

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The impact is expected in the coming days

The move is likely to anger schools, parents and unions who called for his resignation.

The attack, that happened in east London last April, was described as “senseless”

Testing and restrictions will be eased for double-jabbed travellers from 4 October

The new travel changes will come into effect next month.

Lawyers for Duke of York expected to contest High Court’s decision in effort to forestall start of lawsuit

Infected animal died but no risk to public, authorities insist

Lord Bethell ‘sad’ to leave as legal battle over messages on private phone rages

Traders and shoppers reacted to government plans to revive the use of imperial measurements

Households face triple whammy of crippling costs as furlough and benefit uplift end

‘They were so business-like, even though I had just lost my baby and was crying. I got a bill for around £5,000 from the NHS before I could even bury my daughter,’ says woman

Countryside charity hopes pause will give local people more say over developments

One in every 35 pupils aged 11 to 16 are thought to have Covid

‘Only despots stop political opponents from scrutinising public services’, said Mr Lammy of Mr Raab

Veteran journalist admits channel’s launch was not ‘startling success’

Minister asked ‘What are transsexuals looking for?’ during conversation in parliamentary office in 2018

Exclusive: Lawyers say Priti Patel has failed to address issues High Court ruled made military site unlawful

Doctors can now determine whether their young patients with gender dysphoria can consent to treatment

First minister Mark Drakeford said that all adults will need to show an NHS Covid pass from next month

Exclusive: Labour says 216m doses will be left over after teenage jabs and boosters complete

Reports suggest Dominic Raab does not want to hand the home over to his successor as foreign secretary

The owners of the long-lost pet, named Forbes, said they were ‘overcome with emotion’

Law student knifed to death outside bagel shop in north London

Iain Duncan Smith and Damian Green table amendment to Monday vote on annual pensions uprating

The man who might oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from power advertised himself a year ago as a “true-blue conservative” who would “take back Canada” when he became his party’s leader

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Police have been urged to dig up three sites, in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned Britain that there will be no U.S.-U.K. trade deal unless Britain solves post-Brexit problems that risk destabilizing Northern Ireland’s peace

Fears grow of more radical changes to landmark 1998 Act than planned by justice secretary’s sacked predecessor - after footage emerges

‘I’ve seen a few delivery rooms, probably seen as many as anybody ... with the possible exception of Jacob’

The deal will allow Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines using British and American technology

Equality impact assessment states asylum overhaul carries ‘significant scope for indirect discrimination’ and ‘potential for direct racial discrimination’ - but says this would be ‘justified’

Devolved administrations warn digital-only status risks ‘confusion and discrimination’

John Rentoul has been busy keeping up to speed with all the ministerial changes implemented this week in Boris Johnson’s reshuffle. Our chief political commentator will be on hand to answer your questions about what it means

Railway signal worker Michael Rochford has also been banned from driving for four years

Europeans dismissed from employment and having to ‘put lives on hold’ as they wait months for decisions

Leader to use online conference to cement anti-Tory stance, vowing to never put Boris Johnson back into Downing Street