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The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into "a number of events" in Downing Street and Whitehall over potential breaches of coronavirus regulations.

Nineteen people were injured after a double-decker bus crashed into a shop with flats above in east London.

Pressure on the NHS created by COVID led to at least 4,000 excess deaths from other conditions and mean that 32,000 cancer patients who should have started treatment are still waiting, according to new analysis.

Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 700 managerial jobs in a bid to cut costs after a tough Christmas season disrupted by the Omicron variant.

A burglar has been jailed for almost four years after leaving a single cigarette butt at the scene of the crime.

A celebration in Downing Street on Boris Johnson's birthday involved people who were already working together, the transport secretary has told Sky News.

Lucky fat genes can help protect obese people from certain diseases, a new study suggests.

Virginia fled her country to escape her husband, who she says started abusing her after he joined a local gang, trying to force her to submit to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Boris Johnson is meeting his cabinet amid the growing threat of war with President Putin in eastern Europe and more humiliating Downing Street party allegations at home.

Downing Street has disputed a report suggesting Boris Johnson held a birthday party inside Number 10 attended by up to 30 people during the first lockdown.