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No human remains have been found under a cafe in Gloucester believed to have links to serial killer Fred West and missing girl Mary Bastholm, police have said. Gloucestershire Police said no other “items of significance” were discovered at the Clean Plate Cafe, which sits on the same site as an old cafe – the

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says he did not watch all of Dominic Cummings’ testimony to MPs today because he was dealing with the vaccination rollout and “saving lives”. Mr Hancock came in for repeated attacks by the prime minister’s former adviser during a seven-hour-long committee hearing. Analysis: Hancock fighting for his political life after brutal

Dominic Cummings has said Boris Johnson initially considered COVID a “scare story” like swine flu. Boris Johnson’s former adviser kicked off a morning of questioning by MPs over the lessons learnt from the pandemic by saying the government did not do as much as it could in the early months of 2020. Explaining why Mr

Local authorities worst affected by the Indian variant have insisted no further COVID-19 travel restrictions apply to their areas after meeting government officials. The eight councils affected have said people are still allowed to travel in and out of the areas listed on the government website which were interpreted as having stricter measures placed on

People have been advised to avoid travelling into and out of areas of England among the worst affected by the Indian COVID variant, unless it is essential. The government’s coronavirus restrictions website changed its guidance over the last few days for people living in eight areas where the new COVID-19 variant of concern is spreading.

Former Formula 1 boss and privacy campaigner Max Mosley has died aged 81. Ex-F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone made the announcement, saying he died on Sunday. “He died last night,” Mr Ecclestone said. “He was like family to me. We were like brothers. I am pleased in a way because he suffered for too long.”

A black equal rights activist is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head in the early hours of Sunday. Police are appealing for information after finding the 27-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries in Southwark, south London, at about 3am. In a statement on its Facebook page, the Taking The Initiative

More than 60 million coronavirus vaccine doses have now been administered in the UK, Matt Hancock says. It comes after 762,361 first and second jabs were delivered in total across the country on Saturday – the second highest number since the rollout began late last year. Only 20 March had more vaccines administered – 844,285.

Journalist Martin Bashir has broken his silence following the publication of the Dyson Report, telling The Sunday Times he doesn’t believe he harmed Princess Diana “in any way”. In an interview with the paper, Bashir apologises to Prince Harry and William over the 1995 BBC Panorama interview that was later found to be secured under

The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is 88% effective against the Indian variant after two doses, a study has found. Both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs were found to be almost as effective against symptomatic disease from the Indian variant as they are against the Kent variant after the second dose. However, they were only 33% effective

The coronavirus vaccine rollout is expanding to people aged 32 and 33 from today. A further one million people will be able to book for a COVID jab following the latest change, with a total of 50 million jabs expected to be administered by the end of Saturday. It comes as the government revealed that

Boris Johnson has said he intends to tell people by the end of the month if the final COVID-19 restrictions can be lifted on 21 June. Doubt had been cast on the last step on the roadmap out of the lockdown by the rising number of cases of the Indian coronavirus variant. However, speaking on

The Duke of Sussex has accused the Royal Family of “total neglect” in a new documentary series about mental health. Prince Harry said he and Meghan were “followed, photographed, chased and harassed” within days of their relationship becoming public. However, he claimed they received little support from the institution as they were attacked on social

There are now 3,424 cases of the Indian variant in the UK, according to the latest figures from Public Health England. The B.1.617.2 variant of concern, which is believed to be more transmissible than the Kent variant that had become dominant in the country, has resulted in surge testing and vaccinations in many areas. Live

Britons should “apply common sense” over whether or not they choose to fly to amber list countries, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says. Since the ban on foreign holidays was lifted on Monday as part of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, people have been able to enjoy quarantine-free travel to a dozen destinations on the government’s

More than 70% of UK adults have now had their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the government has announced. Another 174,100 first coronavirus jabs were administered on Tuesday to take the total to 36,985,505 (70.2%), while 20,870,453 (39.6%) people are fully vaccinated after 324,001 more second shots. Follow live coronavirus updates from the UK and