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Boris Johnson’s former aide turned on disappearing messages on his own phone during the pandemic, the Covid Inquiry was told. Martin Reynolds turned on the function on WhatsApp on April 15 2021, just weeks before Mr Johnson announced the Covid Inquiry. Hugo Keith said Mr Reynolds was “plainly discussing Covid related matters” between the moment he turned on the disappearing ...

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have marched in London and across the UK to urge an end to Israel’s attacks in Gaza. Demonstrators gathered on the streets of the capital holding flags and banners as they demanded an end to the bombing. There have been nine arrests, some of which are being treated as suspected hate crimes. Protests also ...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced he is joining GB News. Mr Johnson, who stepped down as an MP earlier this year, will work for the news channel as a presenter, programme maker and commentator. He will “play a key role” in coverage of the UK and US elections next year and will host a series “showcasing the power ...

A former parliamentary staff member has described how “physical, emotional and psychological abuse” by the MP he worked for left him a “broken shell of the young man I once was”. Peter Bone was suspended as a Conservative MP after an investigation found he had bullied and was sexually inappropriate around the individual. The MP’s ex-assistant told the BBC the ...

The decision to deprive Shamima Begum of her British citizenship was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has heard. Ms Begum travelled to Syria in 2015 – at the age of 15 – before her British citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. Earlier this year, the now-24-year-old ...

Yosef Guedalia has been named as another British-Israeli killed by Hamas in the 7 October attack. The 22-year-old soldier was part of an anti-terror unit when he was killed confronting Hamas gunmen at Kibbutz Kfar Aza. His brother Asher said he “literally saved people minutes before he got shot”. He added that Yosef had helped evacuate injured civilians before returning ...

Thousands of people are taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest in London for the second consecutive weekend. The Met Police estimated up to 100,000 people had joined the march, which was due to end in a rally near Downing Street, as of 14:00 BST. Smaller demos have taken place in Birmingham, Cardiff and Salford. It comes as the first aid ...

Murder detectives are asking for the public’s help in solving a cold case after the corpse of a man was discovered in a derelict pub freezer nearly ten years after he vanished. Roy Bigg, who could only be identified through dental records, was around 70 when he disappeared in February 2012, police believe. His body was found “wrapped in cling ...

Britain’s ruling Conservative Party suffered two damaging by-election defeats to Labour on Friday, boding ill for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party’s chances at the next general election. The elections were in traditionally safe Tory seats, but Labour managed to overturn huge majorities in both on a notable evening for the opposition party, AFP reports. Labour had played down ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday said that “Hamas are the new Nazis” and urged continuous support from UK PM Rishi Sunak in their “long war” against Hamas. In a joint statement with Sunak, who arrived in Tel Aviv earlier today, Netanyahu said, “…this is a long war and we’ll need your continuous support. There’ll be ups and downs and ...