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Boris Johnson and other senior members of his government are likely to ignore a new legal deadline to hand over unredacted messages sent during the pandemic to the Covid-19 public inquiry.

Walking down the cobbled streets of the Old Town in the juxtaposing city of Prague feels like being dropped straight into a history book. There are churches on every corner, each telling its own story about the medieval people who once populated the streets and buildings that whisper of civilisations past.

Russia has accused the Ukrainian government of launching “a terrorist drone attack” on Moscow.

Energy bills for a typical household will fall to £2,074 per year from July under Ofgem’s new price cap – the first time the cost of energy will have dropped in two years.

The murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis three years ago sparked global outrage and triggered a renewed push for reform of US policing powers.

Cooking fish over an open fire might sound daunting, said James Whetlor, but it’s really very easy. Once the fish is secured, it is all about the fire management.

With its glorious mountain landscapes and distinctive archaeological heritage, Crete is a jewel among Mediterranean islands – but it gets crowded in summer. If you go in early spring, however, says Alec Russell in the FT, you’ll find something approaching solitude in these wondrous places; the wildflowers will be out,…

A whale that was accused of being a Russian spy in 2019 has reappeared, said The Times. The beluga whale was first spotted in Norway in 2019, and spent more than three years moving down the top half of the Norwegian coastline before moving on to Sweden in recent months.…

Five years ago this week, Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to its constitution, which banned abortion except in cases of “real and substantial risk” to the woman’s life.

The Conservative Party faced another raft of damaging headlines this week amid fresh scandals involving senior members of the party.

The open, globally connected internet is facing increasing fragmentation, leading to concerns about the emergence of a “splinternet”.