Covid: Two cases of new variant Omicron detected in UK
Two people in the UK have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary says....
France scraps UK talks over Johnson migrants letter
France cancels high-level talks with UK in protest at letter published by PM Boris Johnson on the migrant crisis....
SNP to open four-day virtual party conference
The SNP conference will feature speeches from John Swinney, Ian Blackford and Nicola Sturgeon....
Keir Starmer: I haven’t spoken to Jeremy Corbyn in over a year
The Labour leader says it is up to his predecessor to regain the party whip before the next election....
Women MPs lobby Speaker against babies in debates
Sir Lindsay Hoyle says MPs have texted “do not give in” after Labour’s Stella Creasy raised the issue....
Asylum claims to UK reach highest level in nearly 20 years
Separate figures show net migration to the UK fell 88% last year due to Covid restrictions....
Coronavirus variant fear sparks Africa travel curbs
Six southern African countries are put on the red list, amid “deep concern” over a new variant of the virus....
Channel migrants: PM calls on France to ‘take back’ people who make crossing
A returns agreement would have an “immediate” impact on the number of crossings, Boris Johnson says....
Channel migrants: UK and France agree need to step up effort against crossings
After at least 27 people die in the Channel, Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron say cooperation is needed....
Nicola Sturgeon dismisses speculation about her future
Scotland’s first minister says she intends to remain in the job for the full parliamentary term....