Maternity pay has gone too far, says Kemi Badenoch

Stormont ministers say Covid has “once again taken a firm grip” and urge home working if possible.

Rishi Sunak condemns the racist term used about him by a Reform UK canvasser, saying it makes him “angry”.

Downpours are hitting saturated ground in the south, and residents have been evacuated from hundreds of homes.

The partnership will enable Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.

Commemorations open with a military procession and flypast watched by WW2 veterans, royals and huge crowds.