Over a million pupils in England out of school because of coronavirusMixed messages from government over need to self-isolate if ‘pinged’ by Covid tracker appTue Jul 20 2021 - 18:27
Dominic Cummings says he’s not certain Brexit was a good ideaArchitect of Vote Leave campaign says anyone sure on issues like Brexit has ‘a screw loose’Tue Jul 20 2021 - 18:11
Freedom Day rings false with surging illness and million-plus self-isolatingJohnson and Sunak just two more cases as app ‘pingdemic’ alerts potentially infectedMon Jul 19 2021 - 21:18
Workers in key sectors to be exempted from UK self-isolation rulesStaff shortages a growing problem as case numbers soar and legal restrictions are relaxedMon Jul 19 2021 - 19:58
Johnson struggles to add substance to his ‘levelling up’ rhetoricLondon Letter: ‘Big speech’ in Coventry proves a damp squib as PM offers mere ‘skeleton of a plan’Fri Jul 16 2021 - 01:00
DUP will not support NI protocol overhaul unless checks on goods crossing Irish Sea removedBritain’s proposals for changing way protocol is implemented to be outlined next weekThu Jul 15 2021 - 23:07
Johnson calls for towns/counties to gain more powers to spread wealth from LondonPrime minister says the worst of the pandemic is probably overThu Jul 15 2021 - 20:05
PSNI to be barred from investigating Troubles killings under UK government planVictims groups and Irish Government criticise proposed amnesty announced by Brandon LewisWed Jul 14 2021 - 21:49
Johnson says those who racially abuse England players online face stadium banStarmer says PM has refused ‘time and time again’ to condemn those who boo anti-racism gesturesWed Jul 14 2021 - 19:50
Tory backbench revolt against cuts to international aid failsTheresa May and Jeremy Hunt among veteran Tories to vote against governmentTue Jul 13 2021 - 21:49
Colum Eastwood uses parliamentary privilege to name Soldier FThe soldier has been accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972Tue Jul 13 2021 - 20:05
Boris Johnson seeks moral high ground despite pivotal role in divisive culture warPrime minister’s refusal to condemn those who booed players taking knee helped facilitate ugly racismTue Jul 13 2021 - 06:00
Johnson urges caution as he confirms nearly all restrictions in England to easePM says government ‘expected and recommended’ face masks be worn in crowded indoor settingsMon Jul 12 2021 - 20:30
All in it Together: Excesses and venality of pre-Brexit BritainAlwyn Turner maps 21st century erosion of trust in elites of British politics and societyMon Jul 12 2021 - 06:00
What lay behind Frost and Lewis’s inflammatory article on the protocol?London is operating on the basis that there is no stomach in Europe for a fightSat Jul 10 2021 - 00:16
Coward and Mac Liammóir shared a secret, seldom-spoken languageLondon Letter: A new Noël Coward exhibition reminds us of carefully constructed, parallel livesThu Jul 08 2021 - 21:46
Britain to set out proposals to resolve NI protocol impasse, David Frost saysBrexit minister adopts more conciliatory tone than in Irish Times opinion articleThu Jul 08 2021 - 19:20
Irish nationals should have simpler path to British citizenship, MPs sayCommittee argues Irish-born people should have cheaper, easier naturalisation processWed Jul 07 2021 - 00:01
UK government announces end of classroom bubbles in EnglandEducation secretary says system is causing disruption to children; teachers’ unions criticise moveTue Jul 06 2021 - 19:02
Delta variant: Fears grow of 1,000 Covid-19 cases a day by July 19thFully vaccinated people ‘can have confidence in their vaccine’, Holohan saysTue Jul 06 2021 - 01:06
Boris Johnson again makes England a Covid outlier in EuropeAnalysis: Tory MPs are cheering now but will need strong nerves as infections and deaths riseMon Jul 05 2021 - 19:10
Covid 19: Johnson announces plan for full reopening in England from July 19thFace mask and social distancing rules to be abolished under plan to be confirmed next weekMon Jul 05 2021 - 18:31
Starmer’s surprise victory is one of ‘hope over hatred’George Galloway’s supporters face allegations of bringing toxic element to campaignFri Jul 02 2021 - 20:44
Labour’s byelection win could be turning point for StarmerKim Leadbeater’s win in Batley and Spen points towards path out of malaiseFri Jul 02 2021 - 20:40
Johnson and Merkel ‘optimistic’ progress can be made on protocolBritish threat of unilateral action hovers as UK and German leaders meet at ChequersFri Jul 02 2021 - 20:14
Johnson's attempt to woo Germany will fail if he doesn't show good faithLondon Letter: Britain and Germany seek to take giant leap from old enmityThu Jul 01 2021 - 22:30
EU agrees deal with Britain to extend grace period in ‘sausage war’European Commission announces easing of several aspects of NI protocolWed Jun 30 2021 - 18:37
Highest daily Covid-19 case number recorded in ScotlandSturgeon says rate of infections may be slowing and does not plan change to reopening timetableWed Jun 30 2021 - 15:14
England on course for full reopening on July 19th, says JohnsonThere were 22,868 new cases across the UK, the highest daily figure since JanuaryMon Jun 28 2021 - 18:47
Johnson has strengthened his cabinet by choosing Javid to replace HancockJohnson was reluctant to sack a minister over a personal indiscretion, but it became clear Conservative MPs were unwilling to back HancockSun Jun 27 2021 - 20:07
British government investigating Hancock CCTV footage leakUK health secretary resigned in wake of video showing him kissing aide in his officeSun Jun 27 2021 - 18:44
Matt Hancock to keep job despite ‘social distancing breach’Boris Johnson refuses to sack health secretary after picture emerges of him kissing an aideFri Jun 25 2021 - 18:41
London cuts its cloth to suit its measure as priorities rearrangedLondon Letter: Stripped-down city feels empty as tourists and office toilers stay awayThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:03
UK expands travel green list as citizens face fresh hurdles to travel in EUMacron joins Merkel in calling for an EU-wide quarantine requirement for visitors from BritainThu Jun 24 2021 - 20:54
More than a third of coronavirus patients in England experienced long Covid, study showsFindings come as government decides to allow officials to enter country for Euro 2020 gamesThu Jun 24 2021 - 00:01
EU expected to extend NI Protocol grace period on chilled meats, with caveatsNI Secretary says British have yet to agree EU terms for additional timeWed Jun 23 2021 - 17:48
Northern Ireland secretary faces criticism over legislating at WestminsterDUP’s Sammy Wilson accuses MPs of behaving in condescending way towards StormontTue Jun 22 2021 - 21:30
Traditional Tory voters grow impatient with focus on ‘red wall’Shock byelection defeat in south shows that loosening party loyalties can cut both waysFri Jun 18 2021 - 23:37
Johnson denies government is neglecting south after shock byelection lossPM defends focus on ‘red wall’ after Lib Dems overturn big Conservative majorityFri Jun 18 2021 - 19:27
Snap election after Poots resignation could be run as ‘referendum’ on protocol – CoveneyDUP leader announces resignation after just 21 days in office following internal revoltFri Jun 18 2021 - 18:28
Britain takes stock of a cavalcade of recent diplomatic humiliationsLondon Letter: UK is right to claim it is still a power even as it sabotages its influenceThu Jun 17 2021 - 21:17
Whitty says Britain faces winter surge of coronavirus after current wave fadesStudy finds rise in cases in England is being driven by younger people who have not yet been vaccinatedThu Jun 17 2021 - 21:08
Boris Johnson calls Hancock ‘hopeless’ in texts released by CummingsFormer aide claims PM plans to leave office after next election ‘to make money and have fun’Wed Jun 16 2021 - 18:15
Frost accuses EU of taking purist approach to movement of chilled meats‘They could change their rules in the context of Northern Ireland if they wanted to,’ says Britain’s Brexit ministerWed Jun 16 2021 - 16:12
Rise of Delta variant will not affect summer reopening plans in RepublicAbout 25% of all new cases seen in Northern Ireland are of the Delta variantTue Jun 15 2021 - 01:00
Johnson delays plans to loosen restrictions amid Delta variant concernsCovid cases doubling week by week in worst-hit areas, and ICU numbers on the riseMon Jun 14 2021 - 19:26
Biden had ‘candid discussion’ with Johnson on Northern Ireland protocolBilateral meeting focused on issue that overshadowed G7 summit of world leadersMon Jun 14 2021 - 07:16
European leaders confront Johnson over failure to implement NI protocolDublin worries EU-UK diplomatic clash could inflame tensions in the NorthMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:28
Seaside diplomacy: G7 summit a (qualified) successMeeting overshadowed for UK by angry dispute with EU over Northern Ireland protocolSun Jun 13 2021 - 20:40
G7 nations agree on vaccine donation and scrutiny of ChinaOxfam head of inequality policy accuses leaders of failing to meet challenges of timesSun Jun 13 2021 - 20:08
