Move would save average household £200 and poorest £600, says Rachel Reeves

Virus hotspot moving from London to northwest and northeast

Education secretary says change would help schools, but authorities must be ‘careful’

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Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he is ‘puzzled’ by a report suggesting that their universal availability could be axed.

A 19-year-old man was arrested and detained after allegedly being found in possession of a crossbow at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.

‘This would be the wrong decision at the wrong time,’ Labour says

New Covid variant is highly transmissible and remains serious cause for concern this winter

Exclusive: Hundreds of applicants for settled status have had their case put on hold

Marvin Rees - Europe’s first directly elected black city leader - says monument toppling was ‘less significant than people think’

Kate’s milestone birthday will be celebrated on Sunday.

Proud family man Rishi Sunak has also spoken of his delight at being the father of two daughters.

The Stratford-on-Avon MP also said he believes the UK is ‘witnessing the transition of the virus from pandemic to endemic’.

Twenty-three out of the top 24 universities in the Russell group are reportedly offering ‘blended’ learning this term.

Foreign secretary said she will suggest ‘constructive proposals’ to her EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic

Sunday’s papers include speculation about a new ‘living with Covid’ strategy as well as the departure of Danny Dyer from EastEnders.

PM set to evade probe which could potentially have led to his suspension from Commons

As changes wrought by Brexit slash and burn £1.8bn of direct payments to English farmers by 2027, experts warn that government optimism over agriculture in England is dangerously misplaced

Downing Street did not deny the fresh allegations detailed in the Sunday Times

Around half a million vaccination appointments are being made available online in England.

The Lib Dems said GFG Alliance paid £330 million in 2016 for the aluminium smelter and its associated works in Fort William.

Some 1,271 fatalities have been reported this week, according to UK Health Security Agency figures

Josephine Smith was killed in a fire at a residential address in Romford in October.

An additional 313 deaths reported on Saturday took the UK’s total within 28 days of a positive test to 150,057.

Tongue-in-cheek campaign demands capital’s new ‘icon’ is saved

Eleven of 15 local areas with largest week-on-week case rates are in the orthwest, with three in the Northeast, analysis suggests

Industry condemns ‘simplification’ of duty touted by Boris Johnson as key benefit of Brexit

Developers to be asked for £4bn to make housing blocks safe, reports suggest

Former England footballer allegedly racially abused while part of the ITV team covering the Swindon Town and Manchester City FA Cup game

Another 3,458 positive cases of the virus were notified by the Department of Health on Saturday.

Dunbar’s RNLI volunteers broke off from a first aid care training course to deal with a real life casualty in challenging circumstances.

The bronze memorial to the 17th century figure was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7 2020.

Dr Mike Tildesley a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling group, highlighted these two regions as well as the Midlands.

Officers said they are there to ensure public safety.

The latest Scottish Government figures show 1,362 people were in hospital on January, 7 with recently confirmed Covid.

A total of 26,122 confirmed cases were notified on Saturday.

An 18-year-old and 15-year-old boy are to appear in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court today

Michael Gove could use ‘high-level threat of tax or legal solutions’ to force developers to pay up to £4bn, leaked letter suggests

Showers are expected to last until Sunday morning, bringing a risk of icy patches on some roads.

Exclusive: Leaked email is ‘insult to every health worker’, say Liberal Democrats

The move is designed to help GPs focus on the Covid booster programme

Ms Andriano waves anonymity to claim Giuffre told her of sex with Prince Andrew back in 2001

Payments totalling £76,000 highlighted amid campaign against knighthood for former PM

Ermal Qose died after the blaze at a garage in Clapton, east London

‘His mother was Mary and da Joseph, moved to Waterfoot after he got married, plays guitar’

The victim’s arms, legs and face were seriously injured and will require ‘substantial treatment’, police said.

Around 50 out of the 69 birds at Dudley Zoo have been lost after an outbreak of the parasitic disease.

People have been advised to ‘walk like penguins’ to avoid slipping on ice

Head of programming Ben Frow said Channel 5 already has a record of producing shows that reflect British values.

Statue removal ‘was pure ecstasy’ for some – but city must now grapple with how to move on

The Conservative Environment Network argued that the temporary measure could provide some relief.

The teenager is in in a stable condition at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

The 28-year-old disappeared after heading to a New Year’s Eve party in Portobello.

Michael Gove is expected to announce that leaseholders in buildings between 11 and 18 metres tall will no longer have to take out loans.

James’s science-loving parents met while studying physics at Nottingham Trent University.