Having ‘inexperienced’ Cabinet gave power to Cummings, Covid inquiry...

Former chancellor Sajid Javid has described a ‘dysfunctional’ and ‘toxic’ culture in Number 10 as the pandemic began to take hold.

Irish government accused of ‘water-weak defence’ over claims riots u...

Justice minister Helen McEntee said lessons would be learned after the disorder in Dublin last week but accused Sinn Fein of politicising the issue.

Preacher convicted of fraud over bogus Covid cure loses appeal

Climate Wiseman was found guilty after selling ‘plague protection oil’ to his followers.

Rishi Sunak denies saying it was ‘OK’ to ‘just let people die’ of Co...

The suggestion appeared in pandemic diaries shared with the Covid inquiry by former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.

Ofsted inspector ‘sniggered’ in meeting with headteacher Ruth Perry...

Ms Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report from the watchdog downgraded the rating of her Caversham Primary School in Reading.

BBC presenter says ‘overwhelmingly white’ workplace affects his ment...

Nihal Arthanayake told a journalism diversity conference in Salford: ‘It’s really affecting me that I walk in and all I see is white people.’

Women and children still at risk due to Probation Service failings,...

Peter Nieto has issued a report after a series of failures were highlighted in the inquests for the victims of Damien Bendall.

Boy, 13, who reversed over a grandmother sentenced to two years in c...

Marcia Grant, 60, suffered catastrophic injuries outside her home as she and her husband tried to stop the boy taking their vehicle.

Animals with bird-like feet roamed planet 200 million years ago, say...

Findings indicate bird-like feet evolved much earlier than previously thought, possibly by 60 million years.

Astronomers discover new six-planet system

The planets orbit their central star in a rhythmic beat, a rare case of an ‘in sync’ gravitational lockstep.

Prime Minister facing open revolt after losing control of borders: S...

Rishi Sunak said the ‘toughest action ever taken to reduce legal migration’ is ‘yet to be felt’ as he faced questions in the Commons.

Judge dismisses bankruptcy petition lodged by tax officials against...

But Judge Mark Mullen heard the former Liverpool footballer is facing another claim from the liquidators of a company he used to run.

Snow and ice warning amid plunging temperatures as minus 7.2C record...

Snow has been recorded in eastern Scotland, Northumberland and Yorkshire.

Plea to boost drivers’ skills after surge in deaths of older road us...

Some 245 men aged 70 and over were killed in crashes during the year to the end of June, provisional figures for Britain show.

SNP rebel urges party not to stand in expelled MP’s seat

Fergus Ewing said the SNP standing in the Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) seat would split the pro-independence vote.

Most Scots think Matheson should quit over roaming charges row, poll...

The bill was racked up by the Scottish Health Secretary’s children using his parliamentary iPad as a hotspot to watch football on holiday.

Telegraph sale presents potential national security threat, Tory MPs...

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has been urged to use security powers to review the potential sale to an Abu-Dhabi-backed investment fund.

People with Covid discharged to care homes over fears for NHS, inqui...

Professor Dame Jenny Harries, England’s deputy chief medical officer, has been giving evidence to the Covid-19 public inquiry.

Officials ‘putting finishing touches’ to Rwanda treaty, says Home Of...

Permanent secretary Sir Matthew Rycroft told MPs there was a Home Office team in Kigali ‘as we speak’.

Eye of the tiger is healing just right, says vet

Ratna, who lives at Shepreth Wildlife Park near Royston, showed deterioration in her left eye in 2021 following cataract removal surgery.