A man has been found dead after a 19-hour stand-off with armed police in Wales.

Police investigating an alleged lockdown-busting party in Boris Johnson's flat in Downing Street as well as a gathering in the Cabinet Room to mark his birthday have been given more than 300 photos and 500 pieces of paper as part of their probe.

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The long-awaited Sue Gray report has delivered a damning assessment of parties at Downing Street and in Whitehall during the COVID pandemic.

Downing Street lockdown gatherings represented a "serious failure" and are "difficult to justify", Sue Gray has said in a pared-back report following her investigation.

A limited version of the report into Downing Street lockdown parties has criticised a "serious failure" to observe the high standards expected of those working at the heart of government.