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Former minister latest Tory MP to call for Johnson to resign
Fresh blow to PM comes as reports claim police handed picture of him with beer at lockdown ‘party’
By Matt Watts
UK
UK ticket holder scoops £109.9 million EuroMillions jackpot
Camelot is urging players to check their tickets to see if they are the winner.
UK
Olivia Colman delivers mental health message to children during virtual assembly
TV presenter Emma Willis and Dancing On Ice judge Oti Mabuse have also taken part.
By Alex Green
UK
Prime Minister expected to praise Queen’s ‘tireless service’
Elizabeth II came to the throne 70 years ago this Sunday.
By Pa Reporters
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Culture Secretary says new laws will stop Netflix airing offensive comments following Jimmy Carr uproar
Rescuers ‘almost there’ as they inch closer to 5-year-old boy trapped 100ft down well in Morocco
Police appeal for witnesses of fatal bus collision in Hackney
Queen wears 18th birthday brooches from late father to view Jubilee cards
Fireworks mark opening ceremony at Beijing Winter Olympics
UK
Queen ‘set a wonderful example by her father’, childhood friend says
Lady Glenconner was a maid of honour at the Queen’s coronation.
By Nina Lloyd
UK
Dorries reluctant to say if she has spoken to PM during awkward BBC interview
BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt said he was ‘really confused’, asking Nadine Dorries if his question was a ‘difficult’ one.
By Aine Fo
UK
Urn containing child’s ashes stolen during break-in
The child’s mother is described as ‘very distressed’ and police believe the ashes may have been discarded by the thieves
By Matt Watts
UK
New laws would hold Netflix to account over Carr’s Holocaust joke – Dorries
Nadine Dorries said the joke was ‘shocking and abhorrent and unacceptable’.
UK
Four boys arrested in murder probe after man, 20, stabbed near Manchester
At 9.30pm on Friday, Greater Manchester Police was called by the ambulance service responding to a report of a stabbing in Dukinfield.
UK
The 10 men and women who have influenced the Queen
A range of figures both prominent and private have played an important role in the life of the head of state.
By Tony Jones
UK
Christian Wakeford reveals he does not regret quitting the Tories
The former Conservative MP said Boris Johnson’s reaction to partygate had proved he was right to defect to Labour.
UK
Former head of the BBC criticises corporation’s ‘disrespectful’ tone
Lord Michael Grade said the corporation was right to hold the government to account but added that its ‘macho culture’ was ‘unnecessary’.
By Mike Bedigan
UK
What the papers say – February 5
The partygate fallout continues to dominate the nation’s front pages.
By Pa Reporter
UK
Repair and supply issues putting pressure on price of motor insurance, says ABI
Insurers appreciate that many households are facing a cost-of-living squeeze, the Association of British Insurers said.
By Vicky Shaw
UK
Wales to plant woodlands in memory of people who died in Covid pandemic
Mark Drakeford said the three forests will be a ‘permanent and living memorial to all those who have died’.
UK
Another Tory MP says ‘we need to change the Prime Minister’ to restore trust
Former minister Nick Gibb said his constituents were ‘furious about the double standards’.
UK
Online Safety Bill to be strengthened with more offences brought into scope
The Culture Secretary has confirmed a number of new criminal offences have been added to the Bill’s priority offences list.
By Martyn Landi
Politics
Boris Johnson hit by new turmoil at No10
As another aide resigns Boris is warned to ‘shape up, or ship out’
UK
Dean of Oxford college agrees to step down after mediation process
Christ Church said a resolution has been reached that is acceptable to all parties.
UK
Queen ‘set example’ by sitting alone at Philip’s funeral, says archbishop
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby commended the monarch for showing ‘duty, leadership and character’.
UK
Refugees in hotels told free access to toiletries and medication will be cut
A letter has been sent to refugees after it was revealed the Government is spending £4.7 million per day housing asylum seekers in hotels.
By Henry Jones
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Another Tory MP submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson
Aaron Bell had previously asked PM ‘Do you think I’m a fool?’ for following Covid rules at his grandmother’s funeral
UK
Jimmy Carr faces backlash over ‘disturbing’ Holocaust joke
The Netflix special His Dark Material aired on Christmas Day.
World
China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion
Vladimir Putin has claimed amid the rising tensions over Ukraine that Western powers are using the defence alliance to undermine Russia
By Elly Blake
UK
Vulnerable man made to live in horse box and squalid shed for years
The man’s boss, Peter Swailes Senior, died last year aged 80 while awaiting trial for modern slavery offences.
By Kim Pilling
UK
Bid to move memorial ‘like trying to get rid of elderly, unpopular relative’
Tobias Rustat, who invested in the Royal African Company, became one of Jesus College’s largest benefactors before the 20th century.
By Aine Fo
UK
No one party should have a veto over Stormont future, Micheal Martin says
It comes as DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson suggested his party would not return to powersharing if issues over the protocol are not resolved.
By James Ward
UK
‘Spark has gone from our lives’, say family of woman who fell from Arthur’s Seat
Fawziyah Javed, 31, from Pudsey in Leeds, died in Holyrood Park in September.
By Dan Barker
UK
Messages show how disgraced MP lobbied minister for firm which paid him
Owen Paterson resigned from the Commons after a botched attempt to save him from suspension.
UK
Lorry driver smuggled cocaine while delivering frozen potatoes – NCA
The National Crime Agency started their investigation last October.
UK
Woman arrested on suspicion of murdering two-year-old boy
Cleveland Police are not confirming the child’s identity at this time but specially trained officers are supporting his family.
UK
Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
Around three in 10 local areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.
By Ian Jones
UK
The five aides leaving Downing Street as Boris Johnson’s power drains
From one of his greatest inspirations to an amateur boxing policy adviser, here is a look at the departed advisers.
By Sam Blewett