26th December 2021

While letters home from British troops talk of fancy dress and sharing a beer with the Germans on Christmas Day 1914, the famous football match appears to have been more likely to have been a few “kickabouts”

Vaccinations continue over the festive period after UK Covid cases hit a record on Christmas Eve.

The chief scientific adviser said that modellers do not intend to ‘spread gloom’ by forecasting bad outcomes

Christmas Eve marks another record day for Covid infections, with thousands more families now facing the prospect of Christmas in isolation

Positive results may lead to Model 3 cars being adopted by police, paramedic and fire services

Loss of more than 40,000 staff over past six months prompts more to recruit overseas

🚨 | BREAKING: If reports are correct, England will be the only nation in the U.K. where nightclubs are open on New Years Eve— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 23, 2021

After exposing the number of police officers found guilty of sexual misconduct who kept their jobs, Sascha Lavin investigates sexual harassment in the prison system for the Byline Intelligence Team

The pandemic will not be over for anyone until it is over for everyone.There is enough vaccine stock to go around, and it’s imperative that Covid-19 is tackled at a global level https://t.co/oH3zPf1gd8— The BMA (@TheBMA) December 23, 2021

Commissioner for MPs’ standards rules matter was connected solely to Commons leader’s private life

One in 10 college staff experienced sexual violence, with women, disabled, LGBTQ+ and minority ethnic people more at risk

People who test positive for Covid-19 can be released from quarantine early if they get negative results on days 6 and 7

Hmmmm @ucl . 🥴 pic.twitter.com/Ixzkh6DwPq— Dr Annabel (@SoSowemimo) December 22, 2021

Football club rapped in watchdog rulings along with BT, cider brand Kopparberg and online retailer THG

A new first-person account in Variety details the nightmarish behavior of the X-Men director.

Last year we launched our inquiry into the Reform of the Gender Recognition Act, following the Government’s response to the GRA consultation. Today, we have published our report. Read it here: https://t.co/QJhGeLgRav pic.twitter.com/4sXQDbNWBh— Women & Equalities Committee (@Commonswomequ) December 21, 2021

John Apter, chair of Police Federation of England and Wales, facing two criminal investigations into gross misconduct

Mayor hopes to bring back biodiversity to the city creating homes for stag beetles, water voles, swifts and peregrines

Even without a return to online learning from home, education chiefs are making preparations for teacher assessed grades as government fears impact of staff shortages could last until Easter

The winter solstice is a particularly important day for pagans, many of whom gather at Stonehenge to celebrate

Almost 50% of London's major venues scrapped performances this weekend as Covid continues to spread.

Scientists define a space project that few, if any, of them will get to see through to completion.

"An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled," warns the World Health Organization's head.

Post-Christmas rugby games and Welsh Grand National are among events which will have no crowds.

The majority of schools broke up for the Christmas holidays at the end of this week, following another term disrupted by Covid

The resignation came soon after it was announced a key concession had been made to Europe over the Northern Ireland Protocol

Tens of thousands of Russian troops are massed along Ukraine's eastern border, although the Kremlin has denied any plans to invade.

The drug - sotrovimab - is given as an infusion to high-risk patients who have caught the virus.

The world’s first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality - but scientists are up in arms.