A survivor from the ship told the Japanese coast guard the Gulf Livestock 1 fell victim to rough weather during Typhoon Maysak.

"If they had to get to him for something more serious, it could have been the difference between life and death. They had to go quite a distance and then if they had to trolley someone that far back to the ambulance it would cause a crucial delay.

Replying to a tweet suggesting that Metropolitan police officers had been chased out of a housing estate in London by demonstrators, Will O’Shea said: “Time to get out the live rounds”.

The officers are seen putting a spit hood over Mr Prude’s head despite objections, with the victim saying: “Trying to kill me”.

It came after Tory MP Lee Anderson accused Lineker of “virtue signalling” and suggested he should house “the next boat of illegal immigrants”.

A postcode analysis by the BBC showed some people are being told the closest available tests are hours from home.

This is the weather forecast for London today.

The Government performed yet another U-turn, after it reversed its decision to lift coronavirus restrictions in two boroughs of Greater Manchester.

The BBC previously said the pieces would feature without lyrics, following controversy over their perceived historical links with colonialism and slavery, but they will now be performed by a select group of vocalists.