Constance Marten and Mark Gordon jury discharged

While MPs debated the bill in parliament, supporters and opponents gathered outside.

Sir Keir Starmer, who is expected to attend, said it was a “once-in-a-generation moment” for its national security.

Southern Britain is hit by torrential rain but there’s a sunny start to school holidays further north.

The areas facing tougher restrictions have seen a “significant number” of the new fast-spreading variant.

The last 20 months turned every dog into an amateur epidemiologist and statistician. Meanwhile, a group of bona fide...