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PA Media Chris Pincher, who was suspended as a Conservative MP after being accused of groping two men, has said he is seeking “professional medical support”. In a statement, the Tamworth MP said he was “truly sorry for the upset I caused” and would co-operate fully with an inquiry into his behaviour. He also said

PA Media Special paid leave for Covid-related sickness and isolation will be scrapped next week for NHS staff in England, it has been announced. From 7 July staff will revert to normal contractual sick pay arrangements. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the decision was “hugely disappointing” and indicated “how little” the government valued

PA Media Boris Johnson is facing calls to suspend his former deputy chief whip as a Tory MP, after allegations he groped two men at a private members’ club. Chris Pincher quit his government post on Thursday, saying in a resignation letter he “drank far too much” and “embarrassed myself and other people”. Labour’s Yvette

PA Media Tory deputy chief whip Chris Pincher has resigned from the government, as a newspaper alleged he groped two men at a private members’ club. In his resignation letter, he told the PM he “drank far too much” and “embarrassed myself and other people”. Witnesses told the BBC he was seen “extremely drunk” at

Reuters The UK will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, a near-doubling in its support for the fight against the Russian invasion. The new funding takes the military aid given to Kyiv to £2.3bn – and the UK has also spent £1.5bn in humanitarian and economic support for Ukraine. Boris Johnson

Deborah James The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have paid tribute to cancer campaigner, broadcaster and former teacher, Dame Deborah James, who has died aged 40. They joined celebrities, politicians and people living with cancer in praising the “inspirational and unfalteringly brave” mother-of-two. She had been receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer at home, and

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The cancer campaigner, blogger, broadcaster and former teacher, Dame Deborah James, has died aged 40. She had been receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer at home and had raised millions for cancer research. The host of the

Met Police A woman killed in a suspected stranger attack in the early hours of Sunday was a “kind soul” friends have said. Zara Aleena, 35, was assaulted walking along Cranbrook Road, towards Gants Hill station in Ilford, east London. She died later in hospital. A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder,

Getty Images Nicola Sturgeon will explain on Tuesday how she plans to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. The first minister will make a statement in the Scottish Parliament shortly after 14:00 BST. She is expected to lay out her plan for holding a lawful vote in October next year, with or without the

Getty Images Barristers will walk out of courts across England and Wales on Monday in a dispute over legal aid funding. During the strikes, they will not accept new cases or take on work for colleagues whose cases have overrun. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said around 81.5% of its more than 2,000 members who

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson has the drive to keep going as PM, despite two by-election defeats for the Conservatives, cabinet minister Brandon Lewis says. The PM is facing criticism after Thursday’s losses of Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton but

PA Media Boris Johnson will promise further financial support for Ukraine as he meets world leaders at a series of summits. He will urge allies to continue backing Kyiv against Moscow’s “barbarism,” saying now is not the time to give up on Ukraine. The prime minister will pledge £429m in guarantees for World Bank lending.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The RMT union has urged the government to “tone down the rhetoric”, as travel disruption continues on the third day of rail strikes. Its general secretary Mick Lynch called on Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to engage in

Reuters A third day of rail strikes are set to go ahead on Saturday after talks to end a dispute failed to reach an agreement. People have been warned to make only necessary journeys over the weekend, with only one in five services running on Saturday. Just 60% of trains were operating on Friday after

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Conservative co-chair Oliver Dowden has resigned following two by-election losses for the party to Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The Lib Dems overturned a huge Tory majority in Tiverton and Honiton, Devon, their third by-election victory over

Getty Images Hundreds of British Airways workers at Heathrow Airport have voted to go on strike over pay. Unite and GMB union members who are mostly check-in staff backed industrial action on Thursday. A total of 700 workers are set to strike during the summer holidays, when demand from travellers is expected to be near