Fully vaccinated Brits no longer need to isolate when returning from France and hundreds scrambled to make it home from newly red-listed Mexico

Foreign secretary faces criticism for dodging his own travel rules after a trip to Paris

London Fire Brigade responds to about 50 flooding incidents during ‘intense’ 90 minutes

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Exclusive: Vulnerable Europeans in UK will be ‘pushed into destitution’, campaigners warn

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The decline in Mr Johnson’s personal rating came despite an increase in support for the Government’s handling of the pandemic

The minister recently came under fire over the number of flights he has taken since the new year

‘Maybe it’s time we looked at Rishi as the next secretary of state for health,’ the PM is reported to have said

Animal’s owner has claimed the UK tests carried out on the New Zealand-born male alpaca were inaccurate

Reigning in the backlog of cases could require extra capacity costing £2bn a year

Record-breaking results expected after exams replaced by teacher assessment

Oil giant Shell set to receive final approval for new site weeks before pivotal Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow

National unity is ‘more fractured than I have ever known it in my lifetime’ says second most senior Church of England clergyman

Further lockdowns unlikely in UK, says Sage scientists

Exclusive: ‘Organisations must be clear, open and honest with people about who they are,’ watchdog says

Relocation cases will be considered ‘on an exceptional basis,’ says foreign secretary

Even before Sky Brown’s Olympic success, parks were seeing record numbers of participants - with females fronting the charge. Colin Drury speaks to some of those who’ve recently come on board

Teams from Merseyside, Lancashire, south Wales, London and the west Midlands fire services flying to Athens

The two-metre rule will be required in healthcare settings throughout Scotland

More torrential rain has swept across the UK

The plans have been scrapped after 15-years of protest

‘Repeat of last year’s fiasco will not be tolerated,’ says Labour

Video of the incident shows other passengers defending the men and police appear reluctant to intervene

Pet food recalled amid heartbreak for hundreds of cat owners

‘People had to scratch a living for years. Some never worked again. Very funny, isn’t it?’

EU trade deal fell ‘short of expectations’, fishing leaders tell PM

Toddler was taken by ambulance from a house in County Tyrone

Exclusive: MPs ‘lose patience’ over delay as minister considers outlawing imports of product made from force-feeding birds

Fans will be keeping an eye on the artist’s Instagram page to see if he claims responsibility.

The little bat had made one of the longest bat journeys on record before being killed

PM came close to ‘catastrophe’ off north-west coast last year, according to report

Police have launched an investigation following the death

All Sussex Uni students to be entered into prize draw. If their name is picked out - and they can prove they’ve been jabbed - they win the dosh

Police said Kaiser was lucky to be alive following the attack