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

Boris Johnson has apologised after a version of the Sue Gray report criticised Downing Street for a "serious failure" over a number of gatherings during COVID restrictions, as he declared: "I get it and I will fix it."

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.

Boris Johnson has apologised after a report criticised Downing Street for a number of gatherings during COVID restrictions, as he declared: "I get it and I will fix it."

Two police officers have been shot dead during a routine traffic patrol in southwestern Germany.

Police have been given more time to question Manchester United player Mason Greenwood after he was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault.

A former primary school teacher has indicated she will plead not guilty to animal cruelty charges after she was accused of punching and kicking a horse.

The suspect in the Madeleine McCann case claims it would have been "absurd" for him to have abducted the little girl because it would have risked his criminal life.

Jaguar Land Rover, Britain's biggest car maker, has spluttered to a further quarterly loss due to ongoing chip shortages and said the problems would persist for the rest of 2022.

Some of the behaviour at events held in Downing Street and Whitehall during COVID restrictions is "difficult to justify", according to a pared back version of the long-awaited Sue Gray report, which says some of the gatherings should not have happened.