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Johnson: I did not back ‘let it rip’ Covid strategy in autumn 2020

Johnson: I did not back ‘let it rip’ Covid strategy in autumn 2020

Former prime minister Boris Johnson has said he was not ‘reconciled’ to Covid deaths.

Ofsted inspection ‘likely contributed’ to Ruth Perry’s death, coroner concludes

Ofsted inspection ‘likely contributed’ to Ruth Perry’s death, coroner concludes

Mrs Perry took her own life after a report from the watchdog downgraded her Caversham Primary School in Reading from its highest rating to its lowest.

Private equity giant KKR to snap up Smart Metering Systems in £1.3bn deal

Private equity giant KKR to snap up Smart Metering Systems in £1.3bn deal

SMS has a long-running contract with British Gas and once switched the lightbulbs at hundreds of Travelodge hotels.

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

Eat Out to Help Out was not a seen as a ‘gamble’ at the time, Boris Johnson has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Man who ‘took pressure-cooker bomb into hospital’ has trial halted

Man who ‘took pressure-cooker bomb into hospital’ has trial halted

The jury in the trial of Mohammed Farooq has been discharged and the case will be listed again next year.

Fund manager founded by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg to close

Fund manager founded by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg to close

Somerset Capital Management is in talks to transfer its key UK funds to another firm, but will wind down the wider business.

Road safety fears as nearly half a million UK vehicles are untaxed

Road safety fears as nearly half a million UK vehicles are untaxed

IAM RoadSmart said non-payment of vehicle excise duty ‘has implications for safety on our roads’.

Poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

Poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

He appeared in hit BBC show Peaky Blinders as Jeremiah Jesus

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork to stay in prison, Parole Board rules

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork to stay in prison, Parole Board rules

Pitchfork was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in 1988 for murdering and raping Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth.

High-profile politicians’ private conversations compromised by Russia, MPs told

High-profile politicians’ private conversations compromised by Russia, MPs told

Russia’s principal security service ‘selectively leaked and amplified information’, Foreign Office minister Leo Docherty said.

Sunak defends new Rwanda plan as he battles to maintain authority

Sunak defends new Rwanda plan as he battles to maintain authority

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the scheme went as far as it could while keeping the Rwandans on board.

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

Eat Out to Help Out was not a seen as a ‘gamble’ at the time, Boris Johnson told the Covid-19 inquiry.

Flu and norovirus levels ‘creeping up’ as NHS braces for winter pressures

Flu and norovirus levels ‘creeping up’ as NHS braces for winter pressures

Norovirus is the most common infectious cause of vomiting and diarrhoea.

Jenrick’s constituents back resignation and want immigration to be ‘sorted out’

Jenrick’s constituents back resignation and want immigration to be ‘sorted out’

Residents in Newark, Nottinghamshire, said they supported Robert Jenrick’s resignation as immigration minister but called for him to be more visible.

Tories raise £15m in three months thanks to bequest from former Sainsbury’s boss

Tories raise £15m in three months thanks to bequest from former Sainsbury’s boss

Lord John Sainsbury left £10 million to the Conservatives in his will, helping to boost the party’s pre-election war chest.

Sunak calls emergency press conference amid Rwanda policy crisis

Sunak calls emergency press conference amid Rwanda policy crisis

The Prime Minister suffered the blow of the resignation of his immigration minister while former home secretary Suella Braverman snipes at his policy.

Boris Johnson begins second day of evidence at Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson begins second day of evidence at Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson has kicked off his second day of evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Government accused of sacrificing its focus on human trafficking

Government accused of sacrificing its focus on human trafficking

Home Affairs Committee chairwoman Dame Diana Johnson said it was doing so as part of its response to irregular migration.

Anne Robinson ‘dating Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles’

Anne Robinson ‘dating Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles’

The TV star has reportedly been dating the retired cavalry officer for the last year.

Sunak to face Covid-19 inquiry questioning on Monday

Sunak to face Covid-19 inquiry questioning on Monday

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be challenged about his actions as chancellor at the height of the pandemic.

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