Covid: Don’t kiss strangers under mistletoe – minister
People should try to reduce Covid transmission so we can all enjoy Christmas “knees up”, Therese Coffey says....
New plan to pay farmers who protect winter soil
The empty brown fields of winter countryside could be transformed under new land subsidy rules for England....
PMQs: Johnson quizzed over lockdown Christmas party claim
The PM says all Covid rules were followed in Downing Street last year – but Labour accuses him of hypocrisy....
Covid: No need to cancel Christmas party plans – Javid
Gatherings can go ahead but people should be cautious and also get booster jabs, health secretary says....
Pre-departure Covid tests would be valuable, say Sage scientists
Advisers also suggest extra post-arrival tests could be useful, according to papers seen by the BBC....
Channel migrants: Pushing back boats will increase danger, MPs warn
Home Secretary Priti Patel is urged to ditch plans to push back migrants trying to cross the Channel....
Covid variant: MPs back tighter mask and self-isolation rules
Extra measures to tackle the Omicron variant win overwhelming backing, with a small Tory rebellion....
Covid booster jabs offered for adults by end of January – PM
Everyone over 18 will be offered a booster jab three months after their second vaccine dose....
Channel migrants: France to propose deal with UK
The French PM will write to Boris Johnson without tweeting the letter, the interior minister said....
No investigation into Sir Geoffrey Cox over Commons office use
The Tory MP was accused of breaking rules by using his parliamentary office for paid legal work....