Michael Caines is the chef who runs and owns a country hotel with a world class restaurant, but one thing has always made him an outsider at the British culinary scene's top table. The colour of his skin. 

It has been another eventful year in politics. But how well do you remember the events of 2021 in Westminster and beyond?

A woman who tested positive for COVID during a transatlantic flight self-isolated for five hours in the plane's toilet to protect other passengers.

There are growing calls for NHS staff to be given priority access to coronavirus tests, amid concerns over staff shortages linked to COVID-19 and rising numbers of patients in hospital with the virus.

A murder investigation is underway after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a park in South London.

Vladimir Putin has warned Joe Biden that new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine would be a big mistake, according to the Kremlin.

Boris Johnson has used his New Year's message to claim that the UK finds itself in an "incomparably better" position than this time last year when it comes to coronavirus.

Health leaders have warned that up to 40% of vaccine appointments are no-shows, as the government claimed to have met its coronavirus booster jabs target.

Britons wanting to return to their homes in EU countries after spending Christmas with friends and relatives in the UK will be able to pass through France after the government in Paris suspended a transit ban.

The family and friends of a British teacher who needs round-the-clock care after falling from a balcony in Thailand are raising money to bring her home.