Boris Johnson also questioned whether the NHS would be overwhelmed, his former aide tells the BBC.

Parts of Wales and southern and central England could be hotter than Tenerife and Marbella later.

Around 50 people were seen landing on a beach in Kent in a single dinghy.

The Premier League player has since been bailed and suspended by his club while inquiries continue.

People performing "critical" tasks including air traffic controllers will still be able to work under new rules.

Files show the former PM's private secretary wrote the statement but could not reach him for approval.

Belfast boxer Brendan Irvine and team-mate Kellie Harrington will carry the Irish flag at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on Friday.

The Health and Safety Executive says its recent report was 'disappointing' and 'unacceptable'.

A plan to crack down on online rip-offs has been outlined by the government.

The book is due to be published next year and will be "accurate and wholly truthful", the prince says.

David Cameron showed a lack of judgement when he informally lobbied on behalf of Greensill Capital, MPs say.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.

Hundreds of thousands of children at higher risk from coronavirus infection will be offered a Covid vaccine in the UK.

Clubbers and people attending mass events in England will have to prove they've had both Covid jabs.

Boris Johnson has urged caution as most legal rules on social contact are lifted in England.

The prime minister and chancellor were to participate in a trial to avoid self-isolation but then backtracked.

Rules on self-isolation are being eased in England for children and fully vaccinated adults.

The couple start a three-day tour of Devon and Cornwall with a visit to Exeter.

LNER told customers it would not enforce distancing rules when trains cross the Scottish border.

Electroflight has built the E-NXT which it hopes will break the electric airspeed record.

The 'baby' of Beijing has become a father, a husband and an LGBTQ+ spokesperson. Tom Daley has perhaps one final shot at Olympic gold.

Dan Biggar targets an "emotional" first British and Irish Lions Test start against South Africa after the recent death of his mother.

Figures given to Radio 1 Newsbeat show a quarter of clubs have closed in the past six years.

Low-energy designs and technologies can keep homes comfortable, come rain or shine.

It is no longer a legal requirement to wear a face covering in England, but some employees are nervous.

Sheffield's decision to host the World Student Games in 1991 still divides opinions across the city.

Coventry women have always been at the heart of the struggle for social justice, a historian says.

A BBC team encounters some of the migrants trying to make the dangerous journey to England.

Hundreds of thousands of under-18s will now be offered the jab in the UK - but not all. Here's why.

Former Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings says the PM put his own political interests ahead of saving lives.

The BBC's David Sillito visits his hometown of Scarborough, which is seeing a post-lockdown boom.

Three people who were told to shield during lockdown share their concerns as rules are eased in England.

By the end of September, "proof of a negative test will no longer be enough," says the prime minister.

As nightclubs reopen, the papers react to the news that vaccine passports will be required from autumn.

The find comes after emergency crews were called to Pugneys Country Park in Wakefield on Sunday.

Children over 12 who are at higher risk of falling ill from the virus Covid will be offered the jab.

The incident happened in the village of Scarva at about 15:30 on Monday afternoon.

Local resident says he warned that stolen cars were being freewheeled down hill months before riot.

Manchester's night-time economy advisor brands the government's certification plan "discriminatory".