Boris Johnson continues to back his senior aide Dominic Cummings, saying an investigation into his actions would not be a "good use" of time.

People are breaking lockdown rules and using the actions of Boris Johnson's special adviser - Dominic Cummings - as an excuse, a senior police commissioner has said.

Twenty-six people have been arrested in France and Belgium in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in the back of a lorry in Essex last year.

A Michelin-starred chef whose entire family have spent lockdown making thousands of free meals for NHS workers has been sent a warning letter about child labour by his local council.

Most pupils should prepare to learn at home until the start of the autumn term, the schools minster has confirmed.