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Two more Tory MPs call for PM to quit over Sue Gray's damning partygate report

Two more Tory MPs have withdrawn their support for Boris Johnson in the wake of Sue Gray's report into Downing Street lockdown parties.

£20,000 reward on offer over shooting of Black Lives Matter activist at party

Crimestoppers is offering a £20,000 reward for information about who shot a black equal rights campaigner last year.

Sunak unveils £15bn package and U-turns on windfall tax to help Britons 'hit hard' by cost of living surge

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £15bn package of cost of living support including a £400 discount on energy bills for all and a £650 one-off payment to the poorest eight million households.

First monkeypox infection detected in Wales - with more UK cases to be revealed later

The first case of monkeypox has been reported in Wales, health officials have said.

First monkeypox cases reported in Wales and Northern Ireland

The first cases of monkeypox have now been identified in Wales and Northern Ireland, according to reports.

First monkeypox cases recorded in Wales and Northern Ireland

The first cases of monkeypox have now been identified in Wales and Northern Ireland.

PM's chief of staff brushes off partygate as reason 'logical' cost of living measures are on way

Boris Johnson's chief of staff has brushed off the suggestion that a new package of cost of living help is timed to deflect attention from Sue Gray's partygate report.

Rape trial guidance for prosecutors could 'deter' women from seeking support

Guidance for rape trial prosecutors could "dramatically reduce protection and rights to privacy" for victims and turn them away from "vital" therapy, campaigners have warned.

Thousands of knives seized and 2,000 arrests made as part of Operation Sceptre

Almost 2,000 arrests have been made and thousands of knives seized under a national operation to tackle knife crime.

Celebration timings for Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend revealed

The timings for the Platinum Jubilee weekend have been unveiled with the celebrations just over a week away.

Chancellor set to back down over windfall tax in cost of living crisis plan

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to bow to pressure to impose a windfall tax on energy companies when he sets out the government's latest plan to tackle the cost of living crisis later.

My lover murdered my daughter in a jealous rage, Star Hobson's jailed mother tells family

The mother of the murdered toddler Star Hobson has told family members that she believes her lover killed her daughter in a jealous rage because she told her she was leaving her.

Transgender man tricked women into sexual relationships by using prosthetic penis

A transgender man who tricked three women into sexual relationships by using a prosthetic penis has been convicted of assault by penetration.

Trans man who tricked women into sex with fake penis is convicted