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Downing Street has insisted no rules were broken.

Total confirmed cases of the Omicron variant across the UK have reached 37,101.

Tributes poured in for the German-born Spanish baritone on social media.

She also became the first British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977 to win a grand slam.

Promoted by the Prime Minister to Foreign Secretary in September, Liz Truss has again been rewarded with another major portfolio.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she is seeking clarity over whether the funding is additional.

The Guardian revealed the photographs, where wine and cheese is seen on a table in the garden.

The initial offer was described by Scotland’s Finance Secretary as ‘entirely inadequate’.

Downing Street said the Foreign Secretary would lead on negotiations and the UK’s relationship with the EU.

The Education Secretary’s plea comes as school leaders have warned of possible disruption to in-person lessons due to Omicron-related absences.

The English Football League published figures this week stating 25% of its players did not intend to get vaccinated.

Jamie Wallis is the MP for Bridgend in Wales.

Sausage dogs named Biggie Smalls and Bruno joined in the Christmas celebrations at Hyde Park, showing off costumes, hats, and jumpers as they walked.

The 43-year-old was working three jobs when she knocked down and killed Victoria Carson with her car in north London last year.

Mr and Mrs Pudding were chased along Weymouth beach by hundreds of dressed-up runners.

The Health Service Journal reported the possible staff absences as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly in the capital.

A shot was also fired at the sister of victim Mark Hall, passing through her handbag.

Pressure on trusts in London is ‘mounting rapidly’, an NHS boss warned, as experts suggest there are hundreds of thousands of new infections each day.

Sue Gray will be able to investigate ‘what she wants’, the Health Secretary said.

A white Christmas could be possible for some northern parts of the UK, according to forecasters.