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‘Nothing to suggest’ stabbing was racially-motivated, but detectives keeping an open mind on motive

Unions accuse Treasury of not properly funding proposals while Labour says they ‘make a mockery’ of promises

Government searches for ways to catch up pupils without spending required cash

Tim Martin backs ‘reasonably liberal immigration system’ to encourage workers to relocate, despite having backed leaving single market and customs union

An emotive back story doesn’t hurt in politics but with Starmer’s cautious account coming across in muted greys rather than bursts of technicolour, the red wall is likely to retain its shade of Tory blue, writes Sean O’Grady

‘We need to make the persuasive argument about why Britain would be better under Labour, we need to be patriotic and proud about it’

Trials of the devices already underway in London, West Midlands and northeast

Backbenchers are urging the PM not to listen to the siren voices of experts and push on with 21 June’s lockdown lifting, writes Adam Forrest

Figures for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland skewed since many locations were unclassified, meaning an inadequate number of samples were collected, owing to Covid restrictions

Marta Elena Vento, 27, was beaten to death with a set of hair-clippers in December