Follow all the latest developments Via: Boris Johnson news – live: 'Part-time' PM pummeled over failure to visit flood-hit communities, as DWP benefits suicides cover-up exposed
Sarah Higgins claims 10-month-old suffered devastating brain injuries after accidentally falling on to carpet Via: Foster mother killed baby in fit of rage, court hears
WikiLeaks founder likened to Alfred Dreyfus as QC argues extradition is prohibitedJulian Assange has been likened to the Iraq war whistleblower Katharine Gun and the 19th-century French army officer Alfred Dreyfus at a hearing where the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyers argued his extradition to the US was prohibited.A central plank of Read more
Bank blames changing customer behaviour as insurer begins £60m cost-saving planAlmost 1,600 jobs are to be axed at Lloyds Banking Group and Direct Line Insurance in the latest spate of job losses to hit the financial sector.Lloyds said it was cutting about 780 roles across its branch network, which represents Read more
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Britain’s FTSE 100 slumps to its lowest level in a yearLatest: US crude hits one-year lowFTSE 100 is sliding againChevron sends Canary Wharf staff homeRoubini: Worst is yet to comeDiageo: Covid-19 will wipe millions off sales and profitsCoronavirus live: South Read more
Impact of lost trade on earnings and well-being could be long-lasting Via: Small towns in Midlands and North will suffer most from Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal, IFS says
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and Michel Barnier’s Brexit speech 1.44pm GMT John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has described Sajid Javid’s resignation statement (see 1.37pm) as an attempt by Javid to position himself as the leader of Read more
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 now span close to 50 countries, with at least 2,708 deaths, all but 45 in mainland China – data correct at 11.50pm, 25 FebruaryThe coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, a city of more than 11 million people and the capital of Hubei province in China. Continue Read more
‘It would not be right to pass the bill for our day-to-day consumption to our children and grandchildren’, former chancellor says Via: Sajid Javid warns Boris Johnson against spending splurge after shock resignation and takes swipe at Dominic Cummings
Ministers providing ‘dramatic undercount’ of people sleeping on streets, say campaigners Via: Homelessness five times worse in UK than government admits as figures reveal 28,000 now sleeping rough