PM talks to Biden in first call since inauguration
Boris Johnson said he looked forward to “deepening the longstanding alliance” between the UK and US....
English councils battling financial ruin
BBC correspondents look at why their local authorities are in trouble – and it isn’t just Covid…...
UK accused of ‘petty’ behaviour in EU diplomat row
Ex-ministers have criticised the UK for downgrading the diplomatic status of the EU’s ambassador....
Covid-19: Ministers to consider £500 Covid payment to boost self-isolation rates
A leaked document outlines plans to encourage people with Covid symptoms to get tested and stay home....
Covid: £800 house party fines to be introduced in England
Fines of £800 will be handed to anyone attending a house party of more than 15 people from next week....
Covid: ‘Too early’ to say if lockdown will end in spring – Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson says England’s measures will be reviewed once the priority groups have had the vaccine....
UK and EU in row over bloc’s diplomatic status
The EU’s top representative in London is not being accorded the same privileges as other ambassadors....
Biden inauguration: ‘A step forward’ after ‘bumpy period’ – Johnson
Congratulating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the PM said it was a “big moment” for the UK and US....
Coronavirus: Priti Patel says UK should have closed borders in March 2020
The home secretary has been recorded telling supporters she was an “advocate” of closures last year....
Don’t scrap £20 benefits increase, urges Dame Louise Casey
The ex-government adviser said the Tories would be seen as the “nasty party” by ending the top-up....
