‘We expect all suppliers to uphold the highest animal-welfare standards,’ says Sainsbury’s

Exclusive: Emerging data ‘very disturbing,’ says source, as realisation grows in Downing Street that harsher restrictions will be required

‘It has become a serious proposition that the prime minister might be losing the confidence of his parliamentary colleagues’

Scottish Government accounts showed the litigation costs have reached £39.9 million.

The police watchdog was investigating photos taken of two murdered sisters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, in Wembley last year

Another civil servant appointed to lead probe – follow here for the latest updates

While media at large has identified Boris Johnson as inadvertent cause of yellow victory, the result was also testament to a campaign nicknamed ‘shock and awe’...

But the Prime Minister has told Moscow it would be a ‘strategic mistake’ to invade.

The government will miss its 31 December deadline if millions contract Covid over Christmas

The consequences of lockdown parties and Omicron’s spread through the UK are splashed across the front pages.

A women’s charity he had chaired flagged the complaint by filing a ‘serious incident report’

A number of outlets reported rising cases had led officials to consider new plans.

Sue Gray was moved on to the investigation after Cabinet Secretary Simon Case stepped aside.

A number of media outlets reported that stricter coronavirus measures were being drawn up by officials.

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after the blaze ripped through the mid-terrace house.

Claimants are being driven ‘to destitution’ and feel like they are ‘treated like criminals’

With a disability in his left hand, Mohammad Barrangi works on the floor and uses his feet to steady his work while he is cutting or printing.

Fourth-largest by-election swing in 30 years

Infections across UK surpass 93,000 as London borough sees tally more than double in just a week

John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Next ask courier giant for explanations

Simon Case’s move comes after allegations of gatherings in his own department.

This week, booster bookings opened to every eligible adult.

A series of alleged gatherings were held amid the emergency measures imposed during the pandemic.

Probe handed over to another Whitehall mandarin after opposition parties said cabinet secretary’s involvement untenable

The Irish cabinet has agreed that hospitality venues, cinemas and theatres should have a closing time of 8pm.

Hakeem Kigundu remanded in custody to appear before magistrates

Armed police were called to a Wiltshire hill fort because a member of the public thought one shirt displayed an Isis logo

‘The Teflon has come off’: Backbenchers warn PM must shape up to avoid leadership challenge

Jason Leitch warned Omicron is more transmissible than previous variants.

Organisations warn of increase in demand amid rising living costs and continued pandemic hardship

The pine tree was 65 years old

Hakeem Kigundu, aged 31, formerly of Rowe Court, was charged with one count of murder and one count of arson with intent to endanger life.

A Cobra meeting with the devolved administrations is due to take place at the weekend, the Prime Minister has said.

Prime minister in talks with Nicola Sturgeon over soaring coronavirus infections

The restrictions will last from Sunday until January 30.

A police officer who used ‘the P-word’ in a WhatsApp message to another officer has been dismissed after regulators found the chat.

Sharon and Darren Greenham are accused of the manslaughter of George Arthur Hinds.

Peter Marks said his three nightclub venues in Wales will lose at least £200,000 from closures on New Year’s Eve.

Some anti-lockdown candidates received fewer votes than the Official Monster Raving Loony Party

The TV presenter said: ‘I have literally done everything in my power to be on that dance floor.’

In the end – astonishing as it may seem – the yellow victory was never really in doubt from the moment polls closed

The body of 18-year-old Lily Sullivan was found at Pembroke Mill Pond shortly after 4am on Friday morning.

Move comes after draconian threats to trigger Article 16 of the agreement were also shelved

One woman said she had to give up as she was not able to wait.

Campaign groups have raised the alarm over some care homes pausing or restricting visits.

Government accused of allowing ‘brutal’ price hikes from March

Taoiseach Micheal Martin delivered a stark warning as Cabinet signed off proposals for an 8pm curfew on the hospitality sector.

The First and Deputy First Ministers spoke to Boris Johnson on Friday to set out the financial pressure the local economy is facing due to Covid.

Gatherings are said to have been held in Simon Case’s own department.

Thomas Schreiber was convicted following a three-week trial at Winchester Crown Court.

Ryan Roberts, 25, was convicted of rioting and setting fire to police vehicles during a night of violence in March this year.

London is now recording the highest local rates in the country.

The Scottish Government has updated its guidance for schools but a teaching union has criticised the ‘weak’ measures for improving ventilation.

Twenty-seven-year-old held on suspicion of child neglect after ‘happy and bubbly’ boys aged three and four killed in south London

Experts call for national strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation

Jordan Hobson lamented the ‘callous and cruel’ way Star was taken from him after his former partner and her girlfriend were jailed over her death.

Boris Johnson deflected questions over his premiership, insisting people want him to focus on the pandemic.

Liberal Democrats overturned a massive Conservative majority to win the North Shropshire by election by almost 6,000 votes.

PM forced to scrap five-day restrictions amnesty and place huge swathes of country under tier four in December 2020 – as history threatens to repeat itself

A 27-year-old woman has been held on suspicion of child neglect.

Jordan Monaghan will spend at least 40 years in prison after being convicted of the three murders.

Fiona Ryan, the commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Abuse, completed her evidence session to a committee on Friday.

Michael Cullen said the support he received along the way had been ‘phenomenal’.

Know where you will need to use them and how to get one

Skill Up Step Up: Chair of charity at heart of our jobs campaign says employers can be ‘giants with shoulders that young people can stand on’

The European Commission has proposed changing its own laws to ensure the free flow of medicines between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

PM says he needs to ‘fix’ the way his government operates

Cross-party parliamentary committee ‘profoundly concerned’

The Belfast Stories development is one of seven tourism and regeneration projects included in the Belfast Region City Deal.

Transport minister Graeme Dey said the rise was essential although he accepted it would be ‘unwelcome’ for travellers.

Kevin Foster said companies were failing to sponsor worker visas – but his own department’s website states otherwise

The conference centre will offer booked and drop-in appointments.

Victor Melleney was acquitted of the more serious offence of making indecent images of children but found guilty of possession.

After 11pm on Friday UK citizens will need a ‘compelling reason’ to enter France.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and chief medical officer Gregor Smith were asked about sports fixtures taking place this weekend.

Liberal Democrat Helen Morgan is the constituency’s new MP after overturning a huge Conservative majority.

Here are the average annual rises for every year since 2010.

The Galloway Hoard was discovered in a field in Dumfries and Galloway.

The pets were discovered in a bag dumped at the roadside in Newry, Co Down.

The EU has announced proposed laws to assist the free flow of medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland.

Hywel Ricketts said the move is ‘nothing more than the Welsh Government trying to be different for the sake of it’.

‘The UK government has to get its finger out’, says first minister

Senior backbenchers warn the PM is on limited time after the party loses the ultra-safe seat of North Shropshire.

The woman was discovered on Friday morning and has not yet been identified.

Rebecca Currie took legal action against the Environment Agency on behalf of five-year-old Mathew Richards due to concerns over his health.

Feras Al Jayoosi was handed a 16-week suspended sentence for wearing T-shirts supporting groups proscribed as terrorist organisations in the UK.

The European Commission has proposed changing its own laws to ensure the free flow of medicines between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

A record number of vaccinations were delivered on Thursday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told a briefing.

The First Minister said the variant is now the dominant strain of coronavirus.

‘The prime minister is an electoral asset for the Conservative party’, Oliver Dowden insists - brushing off by-election battering

Some independent food aid providers are seeing greater need than they were at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The PA news agency answers some of the key questions about what will happen to train fares in 2022.

The study also found no evidence of Omicron having lower severity than Delta.

Rail fares are increasing.

The percentage of people testing positive is estimated to have increased in eastern England and London.

The star suffered an ankle injury in rehearsals.

A mother had taken action over Walleys Quarry in Newcastle-under-Lyme amid concerns over the health of her five-year-old son.

Sir Roger Gale says he would be surprised if PM survives to lead Tories into 2024 general election