Petrol supply: Army gets ready to assist as PM reassures drivers

Metro stations are closed and movement is restricted ahead of rallies in support of Alexei Navalny.

Sir Patrick Vallance also predicts there will be a spike in cases after Christmas.

Kenneth Smith was seen writhing on the gurney, but the state said it was an effective and humane method.

A row breaks out within government after the prime minister’s chief of staff is given a pay rise.

An early study suggests the AstraZeneca jab may be less effective against the South African variant.