Not just the longest day of the year: the summer solstice is a time of special celebration for witches, druids and pagans.

The former manager of Grenfell Tower has been giving his first evidence to the second part of the inquiry into the tragedy which left 72 people dead.

They are the hidden victims of domestic violence, the women who take their own lives.

The government has defended its decision to delay the final lifting of England's lockdown, as new figures show more than 16,000 daily Covid cases were reported in the UK today.

We have been speaking to John Whittingdale, the minister for media and data, who is leading the process.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is launching a consultation on the privatisation of Channel 4.

We spoke to the Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, in his first British broadcast interview since the G7 summit and asked him about the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Belarus, and the US-Russia relationship.

The ministry of defence has denied claims by Russia that it fired warning shots at a Royal Navy ship in the Black Sea, near the disputed territory of Crimea.

The partner of ex-football star Dalian Atkinson, who died after being Tasered and kicked by a police officer, has said she is heartbroken by the “brutal” way he was treated.

The Welsh Government has announced a freeze on the building of new road projects while it reviews their environmental impact.

In CCTV images played in court, Andrew Hall shouts, “Help me - I'm being killed.”

In Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party is getting its third leader in two months.

The government borrowed another £24 billion in May, and while the deficit is falling, the sums involved are still eye watering.

I spoke to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee - and former Health Secretary - Jeremy Hunt.

There was frustration from the tourism industry today over the slow pace of reopening of international travel.