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David Cameron has revealed he is assisting the war effort by driving a van containing supplies for Ukrainian refugees to Poland. Announcing his upcoming trip on social media on Friday, the former Conservative prime minister said he would be travelling with two colleagues from the Chippy Larder, a food project in west Oxfordshire with which

The government’s Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme has officially opened for applications, after more than 138,000 Britons registered their interest in hosting in the first day after the website went live. People have said how much they want to help: whether that’s donating money or emergency supplies, or hosting a refugee for six months. But,

P&O Ferries has suspended all sailings ahead of a “major announcement”, which it said will be made today. A statement which appears to be from the ferry operator posted on Twitter by Hull Labour MP Karl Turner said it “will be making a major announcement today”. This will “secure the long-term viability of P&O Ferries”,

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have arrived in the UK, touching down at RAF Brize Norton at 1:08am. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe spent six years detained in Iran after being accused of plotting to overthrow the government – but will now be reunited with her husband and seven-year-old daughter. Also on the plane was Anoosheh Ashoori, who

Boris Johnson has declined to say whether his trip to Saudi Arabia will result in a boost to the kingdom’s oil production – as he insisted his talks about its human rights record would be “kept private”. The prime minister visited both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as he continues his

The family of Anoosheh Ashoori say he is “over the moon” to be coming home after having “not seen the light of day” for nearly five years in an Iranian jail. Retired civil engineer Mr Ashoori is believed to have been snatched from the streets of Tehran while visiting his mother and held in Iran’s notorious

A baby and several other children were among more than 900 people risking the perilous journey across the Channel aboard small boats on Tuesday. More than 500 people were intercepted by French patrols and turned away, the Home Office said, but at least 405 people managed to reach the UK. More than 2,600 people have

West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma will be prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act after being filmed kicking his cat, Sky News understands. The RSPCA has begun the prosecution process against Zouma and his brother, Yoan, who filmed the incident earlier this year. A date for the first court appearance has yet to be set. Zouma’s

After years of diplomatic efforts, a deal has been agreed that will see dual British-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori return to the UK later today. A third dual national, Morad Tahbaz, will be released from prison in Iran on furlough. At the heart of the agreement was the settlement of a 40-year debt,

Two years on from the start of the pandemic, and despite the fact that almost all COVID restrictions have now been lifted, the majority of people are still taking voluntary precautions against infection. According to an ONS attitudes survey released today, most adults report taking at least one preventative measure to stop the spread of

There is no guarantee sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich can return to the UK – and more sanctions will be imposed, the foreign secretary said. Chelsea FC owner Mr Abramovich was in Israel, where he has citizenship, and flew to Moscow via Istanbul on Tuesday after he was sanctioned by the UK last week. Liz Truss

Scotland Yard has apologised after a black schoolgirl was strip searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis. A safeguarding report found that the “traumatic” search by Metropolitan Police officers took place at the girl’s school without another adult present and in the knowledge that she was menstruating. It

The government has overseen a “long-term decline” in critical cancer care and waiting times performance that is dragging “heroic” NHS staff down, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warned that the waiting list for treatment – currently 6.1m people – is likely to grow for the next few years while performance against

British-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are heading to Tehran airport ahead of leaving the country, their lawyer has said. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a charity worker from Hampstead, northwest London, had been detained since her arrest in 2016 on charges of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government, which she denies. Her release comes after her

Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote in his leadership of the Conservative Party after enough MPs submitted letters calling for a contest. It will take place between 6pm and 8pm this evening in the House of Commons and an announcement is expected about an hour after the vote closes. After months of speculation, it

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has demanded Boris Johnson “just answer the question” about whether he attended a “bring your own booze” event in Downing Street during the first COVID lockdown. Speaking to Sky News, a “furious” Mr Ross called on the prime minister to “settle this right now” as to whether he was present

Boris Johnson is facing calls to come to the Commons to explain how he came to attend a lockdown-busting “bring your own booze” party in the Downing Street garden As well as a Whitehall inquiry into allegations of several Downing Street parties during lockdowns in England, the prime minister could now also face a police

The prime minister and his wife Carrie attended a “bring your own booze” event in the Downing Street garden during the UK’s first national COVID lockdown. More than 100 employees in Number 10 were invited to the drinks on 20 May 2020. In what has been described as evidence of “more rule breaking at the heart

The UK has recorded 141,472 new COVID-19 cases and a further 97 deaths in the latest 24-hour period. The latest government figures compare to 146,390 infections and 313 fatalities recorded on Saturday, which took the UK’s total COVID-related death toll to more than 150,000. This time last week, 151,663 cases were reported along with 73

A cabinet minister has said he is in favour of reducing the coronavirus isolation period from seven days to five – provided the move is backed by officials. Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sunday, Nadhim Zahawi said the issue is something that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is looking at. Live COVID updates from