"Johnson thinks it is great that pint glasses now have a royal crown again. Hopefully this grand achievement will comfort all those Brits in the pub, drowning their sorrow at the stupidity of their own government."

Geoff Hoon said he was told in "no uncertain terms" to burn a secret memo that said the 2003 invasion of Iraq could be illegal.

The blow for the over-60s comes amid increases in National Insurance, energy bill costs, income tax, rail fares and council tax.

“I don’t care how good a tennis player he is. If he’s refusing to get vaccinated, he shouldn’t be allowed in," the former VP of Australian Medical Association said.

Stations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight declared their fire engines unavailable last week due to Covid outbreaks.

Despite not seeming keen to cut VAT as per the Leave campaign promise, he took the opportunity to say this week that leaving the EU means the UK can now set its own VAT rates.

"Andrew is seeking to use a legal loophole, a technicality, to avoid scrutiny over claims of sexual abuse. That is totally unacceptable."

There's evidence Omicron is turning a corner in London, Dr Mike Tildesley said.

"PM has responded to concerns a 250% increase in Covid hospitalisations is leaving the NHS at risk of collapse by not doing a thing about it."