Holyrood inquiry to continue without Alex Salmond session
MSPs on the inquiry say Alex Salmond set conditions for appearing that they “simply could never meet”....
Uighur exiles condemn ‘shameful’ parliamentary tactics on Trade Bill
A vote on allowing British courts to rule on genocide – expected to be tight – may not now happen....
Brexit: EU relationship ‘more than bumpy’ since trade deal, says Lord Frost
The UK’s chief Brexit negotiator says the EU must adopt a “different spirit” towards its neighbour....
Jail-threat and fines in tough Covid travel rules
Fines of up to £10,000 and 10-year jail sentences threatened for people breaking travel rules designed to keep emerging variants out of UK...
Covid: Two tests for all UK arrivals during quarantine
Details of the new system, aimed at tracking cases and detecting new variants, will be set out later today....
Covid: Support ‘repeatedly skewed towards men’, say MPs
Gender inequalities in the economy have been ignored during the pandemic, a Commons committee says....
Covid: Public can have confidence in UK’s vaccines, Nadhim Zahawi says
The vaccines being used appear to work well against dominant variants in the UK, Nadhim Zahawi says....
Covid: ‘Clean up’ awarding of contracts, says Labour
The party will call for tougher transparency rules for spending and criticise the pandemic response....
Palace denies reports Queen lobbied to change law
Unearthed papers suggest the monarch’s lawyers successfully argued to change a draft law in the 1970s....
Aids campaign: Thatcher ‘fought against risky sex warnings’
Ex-health secretary Lord Fowler says the former PM had a “curious” attitude towards Aids awareness....