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Conservative Party staff were filmed celebrating at their London headquarters during the height of the COVID lockdown. New footage, obtained by The Mirror, shows Tory Party staff at a Christmas party dancing, drinking and joking about Covid restrictions while lockdown rules were in place in December 2020. Two of those at the party were among

Two adults and two children who were found dead at a flat in west London have been named by police. Michal Wlodarczyk, 39, Monika Wlodarczyk, 35, Maja Wlodarczyk, 11, and three-year-old Dawid Wlodarczyk were discovered by police at a property in Bedfont, Hounslow, at around 3.15pm on Friday after concerns were raised for their welfare.

The King’s first Birthday Honours list has been issued with former footballer Ian Wright and fashion editor Dame Anna Wintour among those recognised. Other well-known faces being given honours include the television presenter Davina McCall and the Line of Duty actor Vicky McClure. The highest award, Companion of Honour, has been given to the Booker

A man has been charged with murdering three people following a series of attacks in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police said Valdo Calocane, 31, is also charged with three counts of attempted murder. He will appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. The murder charges relate to the deaths of Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both aged

The mother of a 19-year-old stabbed to death in the Nottingham attacks has paid tribute to her “beautiful boy” at a vigil for the victims. Emma Webber told the crowd: “Please hold no hate that relates to any colour, sex or religion… My beautiful boy – you have my, your dad and your brother’s heart

Charlie has been to school for just a handful of days in the past three years. Each morning, his school uniform is placed at the end of his bed by his nan, Teresa. And each morning Charlie refuses to put it on. “I don’t like the people, the teachers, the classes or the uniform,” he

Boris Johnson has done everything he possibly could to discredit the Privileges Committee’s report on claims that he lied to MPs over partygate. But so far he has met fierce resistance. After declaring war with allegations of a “witch-hunt” and kangaroo court”, his latest attack was directed at committee member Sir Bernard Jenkin, after a

The father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar has told students to “look out for each other” as he spoke at a vigil for the Nottingham attacks victims. With Barnaby Webber’s father placing his hand on his shoulder, Sanjoy Kumar said: “You all touched her lives, and hence ours. You will never be forgotten, by us certainly.” He

Two of the three people killed in attacks in Nottingham this morning were students at the University of Nottingham. Police declared a “major incident” after two people were found dead in the street in Ilkeston Road just after 4am. A witness reported seeing a young man and young woman being stabbed there. Officers were then

Police are continuing to question a 31-year-old man after three people were stabbed to death and three more injured in an attack in Nottingham early on Tuesday morning. The University of Nottingham said it was “shocked and devastated” as it revealed two of its students were among the dead. Talented hockey player Grace Kumar, 19,

The long-awaited COVID inquiry will hold its first public hearings today with an opening statement from chair Baroness Hallett and a film of testimonies from bereaved families that’s been described as ”difficult to watch”. Baroness Hallett, a retired judge, has promised to put the 226,000 victims of the pandemic at the heart of the investigation into

Boris Johnson focused much of his wrath on the House of Commons privileges committee when resigning as an MP. In his letter, Mr Johnson said the committee’s “purpose from the beginning has been to find me guilty, regardless of the fact”. He added that this was “the very definition of a kangaroo court”. In response,

An 11-year-old girl has been killed and her British parents have been injured in a shooting in France, according to the country’s media. The child was shot dead as she played in her family’s garden in the village of Saint-Herbot in Brittany, it is reported. The girl’s father was seriously injured and her mother was

Nicola Sturgeon is in custody after being arrested in connection with the investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances. Scotland’s former first minister and ex-SNP leader was detained as a suspect and is currently being questioned by detectives. A Police Scotland statement said: “A 52-year-old woman has today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, been arrested as

Rishi Sunak and the Tory high command are nervously waiting to see if more Boris Johnson allies quit as MPs – amid fears that the feud is set to plunge the party into civil war. Johnson supporters claim two more MPs are on “resignation watch” after Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams joined the former prime

A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with three violent assaults at a school in Devon. The teenager is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of GBH with intent after two teenage boys and an adult were injured at Blundell’s School in Tiverton on Friday. The suspect, who cannot be

Boris Johnson has quit as an MP with immediate effect – and criticised Rishi Sunak in a blistering resignation letter. The former prime minister also attacked the panel of MPs who are investigating whether he lied to the Commons over partygate. The privileges committee has now confirmed it will meet on Monday to conclude its

Political aides who worked with Boris Johnson during the partygate scandal are among those who have been nominated for honours in his resignation list. The former prime minister’s highly anticipated resignation honours list has been published and includes Martin Reynolds, his former principal private secretary, who later earned the nickname “party Marty” for his role

Public trust in the police has fallen to the lowest level ever – and time is running out to restore it, the policing watchdog has warned. Chief constables are being urged to concentrate on crimes that matter most to people, get the basics right in investigations and restore the abandoned policy of neighbourhood policing. His

A yellow heat-health alert has been upgraded to amber as forecasters anticipate the hottest day of the year so far. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) escalated yesterday’s yellow alert to amber as the Met Office predicted temperatures would rise to 31C (88F) on Saturday. Forecaster Aiden McGivern said 31C could be possible “somewhere between