Omicron variant of coronavirus led to huge spike in cases over New Year but has since subsided, prompting Boris Johnson to drop social restrictions

The wallaby had escaped from Lincolnshire’s Tiny Steps Petting Farm on 5 January

A "number of people" are being treated for injuries after a bus collided with a building in London.

The Marmite-to-Dove soap maker is planning to axe around 15% of senior management roles and 5% of more junior management jobs.

The London Ambulance Service said on Twitter that medics were treating a number of patients at the scene.

So far, 426 infections have been confirmed – but Omicron BA.2 has not been designated a ‘variant of concern’

‘I understand sense of concern’ over No 10 gatherings, says Grant Shapps

Grant Shapps said staff would have thought they were being ‘kind’ by presenting Boris Johnson with a birthday cake.

George Linnane says he looks forward to getting back to caving despite his terrifying ordeal.

It’s harder to detect than original Omicron and may be even faster at spreading but, say scientists, is probably no more dangerous

Downing Street confirmed staff ‘gathered briefly’ in the Cabinet Room to celebrate the Prime Minister’s birthday in June 2020.

‘It’s quite right that that’s investigated and the prime minister apologises where he has transgressed’

Three new updates will be implemented from next week

The older network will be retired to make way for faster, more reliable 4G and 5G coverage.

The postal service also revealed that 15,000 staff were off sick or self-isolating in January, leading to delays.

Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world set to drive up household bills

Investigation by senior civil servant to set out the facts of what happened at Downing Street lockdown gatherings, at some of which staff drunk alcohol, ate food and listened to music

The ONS said interest payments on government debt trebled to a higher-than-expected £8.1bn last month.

The BBC series will pair up members from the general public with artists to depict their ‘extraordinary stories’.

More than 5,000 people have signed a Save The Children on line petition.

It comes after more than 28,000 people crossed the English Channel illegally to try to reach the UK last year.

The pubs group said like-for-like sales dropped 8.8% in the eight weeks to January 12 as the Covid-19 variant spread.

Refugee Council says limiting family reunion rights ‘flies in the face’ of commitments to ensuring safe routes

Lord Agnew resigned as the minister for efficiency and transformation over the Government’s ‘schoolboy’ handling of the Covid loan scheme.

Tuesday’s papers carry fresh partying claims at Downing Street during lockdown, as well as the looming threat of war posed by Russia.

Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse campaigned for the change in the law following 15-year-old Natasha’s fatal allergic reaction.

Lord Frost is the latest senior Tory to call on the Government to abandon the national insurance rise in response to the cost of living crisis.

London mayor Sadiq Khan criticises ‘appalling’ incident amid ‘ongoing investigation’

Downing Street insisted staff only ‘gathered briefly’ in No 10’s Cabinet Room after a meeting.

Arya Bostani recites ‘The Selkirk Grace’ to help raise funds for those facing extreme hunger.

Professor Roy Gardner said heart failure conveys a worse prognosis than most types of cancer and should be recognised with the same urgency.

Lloyd Russell-Moyle revealed he was HIV positive in an emotional Commons speech in 2018.

Nadine Dorries announced that the BBC licence fee will be frozen at £159 for two years.

The Culture Secretary made an odd dig at her old boss – then tweeted in support of the incumbent PM

Boris Johnson and Joe Biden held talks with European leaders as they seek to ward off a feared invasion.

PM attended surprise bash for ‘less than 10 minutes’, says Downing Street

Dr Duff described being pinned to a cell floor by three officers and said police had spoken about her in a ‘really dehumanising way’.

Father-of-two’s discovery sets record for most expensive single coin found in Britain

Lord Pickles made the intervention after ruling former health minister Steve Brine had breached the rules.

Girl who cancelled gathering was a ‘great example’ to British public, prime minister said at the time

Julie Marson says she will not be ‘dictated to’ by editor

Growing concern over former ministers’ lack of understanding of rules on business appointments

The French fashion designer has died aged 73.

A 14-year-old is the sixth teenager to be arrested following the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Kennie Carter in Manchester on Saturday.

First female Muslim minister in Commons says she lost her post because of her ‘Muslimness’

Lord Agnew attacks ‘arrogance, indolence and ignorance’ in government

Nicola Sturgeon announced the changes to her ministerial team on Monday.

Imam Qari Asim MBE says he is ‘perplexed’ at inaction after ministers appointed him in 2019

Boris Johnson facing intense scrutiny over latest reports of No 10 parties during lockdown

Yury Filatov downplayed the significance of the navy exercises after concerns were raised by the Irish Government.

From Monday, table service and physical distancing measures are no longer required in venues serving alcohol.

The new easing of testing measures were agreed following a cross-UK meeting between governments on Monday.

Weather conditions will become ‘unsettled nationwide’ at the end of January

Lawyers representing the woman said there had been a delay in taking her to hospital six years ago when she developed a serious viral illness.

Louise Smith, 16, was not given enough support when police said it would take ‘no further action’ after she reported being raped, a review has found.

Around 1.4 million £100 spend local cards were sent to householders in Northern Ireland but some people missed out.

Lawyers representing survivors and victims’ families criticised the London Fire Brigade (LFB) for ‘shocking’ failures.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps described Monday as a ‘landmark moment’ in improving the North’s rail connections.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the Government needed to make his party aware of its intentions immediately.

Lord Agnew of Oulton’s resignation posts was described as “one of the most dramatic moments ever seen” in the House of Lords.

Christopher Kapessa’s mother challenged a decision not to prosecute a teenager accused of pushing him into a river.

Staff worried because they know the PM will see everything, says ex-adviser

Witnesses say woman was stabbed multiple times in street before attacker fatally struck by car

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the post-arrival tests would be scrapped from February 11.

Iraqi-born Al Swealmeen died after his homemade bomb detonated in a taxi outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

The DUP had accused Sinn Fein of ‘intolerance and disrespect’ over a decision to prevent a tree being planted on the Stormont estate

The findings indicate the culture of the animals may be more similar to humans’ than often assumed.

Nearly a half of all areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.

The driver allegedly ran over a 41-year-old man in a bid to stop the attack.

The Government is amending existing regulations ‘to streamline the process and provide certainty to those approaching the end of their lives’.

The Parachute Regiment was among those criticising the flags, saying they were ‘totally unacceptable’.

The Communities Secretary also insisted he is “solid, 100%, totally behind the Prime Minister” as Boris Johnson fights for his political future.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on the Tories to allow an independent investigation into allegations a minister was sacked over her faith.

Doug Beattie is facing further claims of misogyny following on from a controversial joke he posted at the weekend about a rival’s wife and a brothel.

Education spokesman Oliver Mundell urged First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to drop the requirement for older children to wear masks at school.

Business warns £12bn tax hike will drive up prices in shops

Pictures of a large emergency services presence near the scene were posted on social media.

A joint statement said Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and the European Commission’s Maros Sefcovic will meet again next week.

Nathan Smith is accused of killing Craig Wiltshire, who suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest when he was being pinned down in the street.

‘Make no mistake, we won today in court,’ says Julian Assange’s fiancée

‘The prime minister must come out and say why did he sack the minister,’ Lord Sheikh says - arguing controversy ‘could be simply solved’

High Court told that Christopher Kapessa was allegedly pushed into the River Cynon by a 14-year-old boy in July 2019

Professor Safa Al-Sarraj, a consultant neuropathologist, was asked to examine parts of Mrs Stewart’s brain which had been preserved.

Former Australian PM Paul Keating calls foreign secretary’s warning ‘nothing short of demented’

Doug Beattie reiterated his apology for the Twitter post in a statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday.

A 57-year-old man suffered serious injuries after a saloon car was deliberately driven at him, detectives said.

Lord Agnew was updating peers about the £4.3 billion of Covid loans – written off by the Treasury – which Labour said has gone to “fraudsters”