Covid-19: Mounting criticism in England of 10pm curfew for bars and restaurants

Pandemic growth rate slowing since new measures introduced, says health secretary

Restrictions tighten in northwest England due to Covid-19 rise

Government bans different households from meeting indoors after ‘lack of social distancing’

Concern among UK advisers at plan to ease Covid-19 restrictions

Warning that lack of tracing system means rise in infections will take time to be spotted

UK Labour Party leadership race: The five contenders

Keir Starmer is favourite. But many members are eager for their first woman leader

Child victims of grooming gangs failed by Manchester police, report finds

Children groomed and abused by gangs of Asian men operating in ‘plain sight’

UK election: Who could be the next leader of the Labour Party?

Yvette Cooper, Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry are among potential candidates

Kompany parts company with Man City to become Anderlecht player-manager

Belgian centre back returns to his former club after 11 years in Manchester

Vincent Kompany is definitive proof that football is not just football

Kompany lives with one foot inside and one foot outside the Premier League bubble

Manchester marks first anniversary of Arena suicide bombing

Theresa May and Prince William join survivors and families at Manchester Cathedral

Two years on, Manchester fights back against Brexit

‘We’re trying to look for the opportunities that may come from Brexit rather than the challenges’

MI5 might have been able to stop Manchester attack, report finds

Intelligence on suicide bomber Salman Abedi before he struck was misinterpreted

UK contaminated blood scandal: Theresa May orders inquiry

2,400 people died after being infected with hepatitis C and HIV in 1970s and 1980s

How the tide turned for ‘strong and stable’ Theresa May

The Conservative leader underestimated the threat of Corbyn’s ‘coalition of chaos’

UK shares data with US again after Manchester leaks

Intelligence withheld after American media published sensitive terror attack details

Conservatives cruising to landslide victory in local voting in UK

Ukip suffered significant reverses, with voters switching to the Tories

Campaigners may seek judicial review over ‘Battle of Orgreave’

Government refuses to hold inquiry into police conduct during 1984 miners’ strike clash

What Tory minister Amber Rudd said about foreign workers

Minister announced plans to tighten rules around hiring staff

Corbyn rallies Labour to take on Tories in well-received speech

Plans to allow local councils to borrow for housing draws praise at Liverpool conference

Jeremy Corbyn wins backing of 84% of local Labour parties

Leader wins support of 285 constituency Labour parties, with rival Smith getting 53

People spend night in cars as queues to Dover continue

Disruption down to ‘holiday traffic’ and heightened security at French border

Orlando attack: US must not demonise Muslims, says Clinton

Donald Trump reiterates his calls for temporary ban on Muslims entering US

David Cameron defends personal attacks on Boris Johnson

Nigel Farage urges voters to use referendum to remove prime minister from office

Yorkshire police chief suspended over Hillsborough

Announcement comes as vigil held in Liverpool to commemorate the 96 victims

Criminal charges to be considered after Hillsborough verdict

Jury clears Liverpool fans of blame but finds police chief guilty of ‘gross negligence’

Labour’s Trident stance seen as ‘waffly and incoherent’

Jeremy Corbyn is at odds with much of his party over future of the nuclear deterrent

Spy ‘probably’ killed in 2006 on Putin orders

Inquiry finds that former Russian spy Litvinenko murdered by agents in London

Cameron criticised over language ability remarks

Cameron accused of stereotyping Muslim women by linking fluency and extremism

Jeremy Corbyn removes Michael Dugher from shadow cabinet

Dugher tweets: ‘Just been sacked by Jeremy Corbyn. I wished him a happy new year’

Major surveillance measures proposed by Conservatives

Internet firms must keep record of all websites visited by everyone for one year

Theresa May pledges tightening of immigration rules

Some foreigners are ‘abusing our good will’, UK’s home secretary claims

Jeremy Corbyn names hard-left finance spokesman

Labour’s John McDonnell previously made headlines over IRA ‘bravery’ remarks

Corbyn sacks shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

New Labour leader faces challenge to unite MPs as eight refuse to join shadow cabinet

Corbyn’s hopes of uniting UK Labour dealt early blow

Prominent front benchers say they will not serve in new party leader’s shadow cabinet

Jeremy Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership on first round

Left-winger succeeds Ed Miliband as party leader with Tom Watson as deputy leader

Labour leadership: Kendall attacks Corbyn as voting closes

Leftwing former outsider likely to be elected as Labour party leader on Saturday

Turkish police detain four suspects in wake of drowning

Family of boys washed up on beach were trying to emigrate to Canada

Jeremy Corbyn fans in parallel reality, warns Tony Blair

Former leader fears people are forgetting the struggles of Labour during the 1980s

Jeremy Corbyn faces backlash over women-only train carriages ideas

Fellow Labour leadership candidates condemned the proposal as tantamount to conceding defeat on the issue

Are women-only train carriages just dungaree feminism?

British Labour leader candidate Jeremy Corbyn made some suggestions about women, safety and public transport. His opponents had a lot to say about it

Harman defends ‘integrity’ of Labour leadership contest

Acting party leader responds to claims that ‘Tory infiltrators’ will skew vote for Corbyn

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