Labour and Tories make VAT pledges as Greens and Plaid Cymru launch campaigns

Certificates are likely to be a feature of life until the Covid threat is over, a government review says.

An independent report says the first minister’s involvement in the Alex Salmond saga did not break the rules.

Civilians evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol finally arrive in the relative safety of Zaporizhzhia.

The Queen will miss the St Paul’s service but joined a beacon lighting ceremony on Thursday evening.

Teenager James Nelson is thought to be the first person to be jailed for their part in the disorder.

Rishi Sunak is expected to set out alternative projects in his Conservative Party conference speech on Wednesday.