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Boris Johnson has insisted in his evidence to the Privileges Committee that he did not lie to Parliament as he “hand on heart” believed that no rules had been broken at Number 10. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Politics

Politics

Boris Johnson: key moments of ex-PM’s partygate evidence explained

The former PM swore 'hand on heart' he had not lied to Parliament, but refused to deny he had remarked a gathering 'was the most unsocially distanced in the UK'

Rishi Sunak has published his personal tax records. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak paid more than £432k in tax in 2021/22 according to tax records

Police are investigating the incident

Police link cases of two men set on fire after leaving mosques

RMT union has called off strike action set to take place in March and April. (Credit: Getty images)

RMT union suspends March and April strike action

MPs have voted to accept the Stomont brake section of Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework Brexit deal. (Credit: Getty Images)

MPs vote for ‘Stormont break’ despite Johnson and DUP resistance

Thomas Cashman in the dock at an earlier appearance, at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court. Picture: Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook

'I’m a dad, I’m not a killer', Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder accused says

The Bank of England will set its base rate on 23 March (images: PA/Getty Images)

Bank of England interest rate explained ahead of next decision

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. (Picture: Sergei Karpuhkin/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer China's plan for settling the Ukraine conflict explained

Grocery inflation hit 18.2% - the highest rate in 45 years. Credit: Mark Hall

Cost of living

Cost of living

Vegetable shortages help drive surprise jump in inflation to 10.4%

Food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose to their highest rate in over 45 years in February

The most photographed shopping centres in the world - according to Instagram.

The 10 most photographed shopping centres in the world

7 shows that could replace Soccer AM - including Dyche’s paintball Jason Jones

Sir Mo Farah will observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan

Moeen Ali to Hakim Ziyech - athletes are set to observe Ramadan 2023

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Fortnite Creative 2.0 editor allows players to create new experiences

There are common idioms which mean the opposite of what you think.

5 idioms that mean the opposite of what you think like fat chance

Wordle has taken over the internet and social media, but what are the best words to get your daily puzzling started? (Images: Getty Images/Pexels)

The 12 best starting words to help you win at Wordle

Endeavour, Luther, Happy Valley

The best TV detectives of the 2020s - from Luther to Catherine Cawood

Health

Hannah Holland suffered a stroke at just 19-years-old (Photo: Hannah Holland)

Woman blames contraceptive pill for suffering stroke at just 19

Progestogen-only pill carries ‘small increased risk of breast cancer’

Boris Johnson will be questioned later today over whether he knowingly misled Parliament when he repeatedly told MPs no lockdown rules had been broken at Number 10. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Partygate timeline: dates of alleged illicit events in Downing Street

Data published by NHS England shows 16.5% of patients were waiting longer than the NHS target time of 18 weeks for a wheelchair.

Thousands of disabled people face 4 month wait for NHS wheelchair

TV

Boris Johnson faces televised hearing over partygate scandal. (PA/Getty/ Graphic by Kim Mogg National World)

Boris Johnson faces televised hearing over partygate scandal

L: A gold BAFTA mask; R: Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown, and Ambika Mod as Dr Shruti Acharya in This Is Going to Hurt (Credit: Getty/Netflix/BBC One)

Bafta nominations threw up few surprises but there were some 'snubs' Alex Moreland

The Repair Shop season 12

Where is The Repair Shop filmed - and who is in season 12 cast?

Soccer AM presenters. (Getty/Adope/Stock/ graphic Mark Hall National World)

Soccer AM launched the careers of Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy

L: A gold BAFTA mask; R: Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown, and Ambika Mod as Dr Shruti Acharya in This Is Going to Hurt (Credit: Getty/Netflix/BBC One)

Bafta nominations

Bafta nominations

Bafta nominations threw up few surprises but there were some 'snubs'

This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder are leading the field with most nominations - but Ambika Mod and Then Barbara Met Alan were both overlooked, writes Alex Moreland

Money

(Composite: NationalWord/Shutterstock)

Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

Food products 'more than double in price' over one year

Millions of people live in fuel poverty in England and Wales. (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld)

Revealed: the 18 worst fuel poverty ‘hotspots’ in England and Wales

UK house prices have fallen month-on-month but remain much higher than pre-Covid times(image: PA)

Rightmove: UK house asking prices in ‘£3,000 surge’

Tickets

Fury will have to w

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: date and purse split of hevyweight fight

Singer-songwriter Self Esteem, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, performing at the Forwards Festival in Bristol. Picture date: Sunday September 4, 2022. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Radio 1’s Big Weekend line-up announced ahead of tickets going on sale

England celebrate scoring against Wales in April 2022

TikTok Women’s Six Nations 2023: Rugby tournament schedule and TV

Harry Kane will lead England once again in the Euros 2024 qualifiers

Italy vs England: how to watch UEFA Euros qualifier on UK TV

Condemned: Britain’s Housing Crisis

The number of people rough sleeping in England has risen for the first time in more than five years, as the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Rough sleeping on the rise in England amid cost of living crisis

Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan, and Steve Rotheram, mayors of Manchester, London, and Liverpool, are among those who have signed the letter calling for a rent freeze in England. Credit: Getty Images

City mayors join calls for ‘immediate’ rent freeze in England

Housing charity, Crisis, estimates that 145,000 affordable homes are needed in England each year.

Exclusive: 128,000 extra affordable homes needed every year

Sport

Sophia Dunkley will be available to select in The Hundred 2023 draft

The Hundred draft 2023: how selection works and how to watch on UK TV

Roberto Mancini and the backroom staff celebrate with The Henri Delaunay Trophy following his team's victory in the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Final between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium (Picture: Getty Images)

Euros 2024: when and where the UEFA tournament will be held

Mesut Ozil for Arsenal in 2016

Mesut Ozil: former Arsenal footballer announces retirement

Jim Ratcliffe has until 9pm today to secure Man United bid

Man Utd takeover: latest news as deadline for bid to buy approaches

England were beaten in the final of Euro 2020. (Getty Images)

England vs Italy overall record from Nations League to Euro final

Evan Ferguson celebrates scoring Brighton’s second goal against Grimsby

Evan Ferguson: English heritage of Irish footballer explained

England best uncapped players. (Getty Images/ graphic by Kim Mogg National World)

5 uncapped England stars to watch from Ramsey to Balogun Kurtis Leyland

Who's hot and who's not from People World

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly asked to be featured on the balcony (Pic:Getty)

Who is allowed on the royal balcony after Harry and Meghan’s request?

Daisy May Cooper at the BRIT Awards 2023 (Credit: Getty Images)

Could Daisy May Cooper take over Judi Dench’s mantle as Bond’s “M”?

Susanna Reid has held multiple politicians to account over the past 20 years (Pic:Getty)

5 times Susanna Reid held politicians to account on breakfast TV

Podcasts from NationalWorld

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from Luther, the Oscars, and You (Credit: BBC One/Getty Images/Netflix/NationalWorld Graphics)

Screen Babble #17: Luther, You, and a post-Oscars debrief

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from Challenge Anneka, Extrapolations, Swarm, and Rise and Fall (Credit: Channel 5/Apple TV+/Amazon Studios/Channel 4/NationalWorld Graphics)

Screen Babble: Weekend Watch: our television top picks

Uncovered looks back at one year of the war in Ukraine (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Uncovered podcast: what next in the Ukraine war?

Politics

Boris Johnson is being questioned about partygate at the Privileges Committee. Credit: PA/Kim Mogg

As it happened: Boris Johnson questioned by MPs about partygate

SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes (Image: PA)

Analysis What did we learn from the final SNP leadership hustings?

Boris Johnson has insisted he did not deliberately mislead Parliament over lockdown rule breaches at Downing Street. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

What were the Covid rules when Boris Johnson attended No 10 parties?

Travel

A train entering Central Station in Glasgow, Scotland in June 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

Derby expected to be named Great British Railways new headquarters

Best water purifiers for camping UK: collect drinking water in the wild with the best filtration systems

Best water purifiers for camping: filtration systems for outdoor use

Temperatures in Spain regularly reach over 40C in the summer months (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain travel warning for tourists as summer heatwaves to hit 40C

Opinion & Analysis

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Boris Johnson prepares for one last performance - cartoon

Alcohol duty, pensions and energy bills were among the topics targeted by Jeremy hunt’s 2023 budget. (Credit: Mark Hall)

Editor's newsletter: making sense of the Budget Nick Mitchell

Gareth Southgate is leading England into a fourth qualification campaign. (Getty Images/ Graphic by Kim Mogg National World)

England managers ranked - from Taylor to Southgate Kurtis Leyland

Long Reads

Serial rapist cop David Carrick and Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard, were part of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Long read: how the Met’s MP protection unit became a ‘dark corner’

BBC director general Tim Davie was forced into an embarrassing u-turn over Gary Lineker (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)

Impartiality is the concept that goes to the heart of the BBC’s crisis Nick Mitchell

Eleanor Williams’ Facebook post about bogus rape claims caused chaos across Barrow, and led to the 22-year-old being imprisoned for eight-and-a-half years. Credit: Facebook/Getty

Eleanor Williams: the fictitious Facebook post which led to prison

Lifestyle

Xbox users have reported various issues (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Xbox status explained as gamers report network issues

Best armchairs: stylish leather, wooden, and oak living room chairs

Best armchairs: stylish leather, wooden, and oak living room chairs

Rocketing rates of UK inflation are denting consumer spending power (image: Shutterstock)

Explainer RPI vs CPI: what’s the difference between ONS cost of living indexes?

This is how inflation is calculated by the Office for National Statistics (images: Adobe)

Explainer How does inflation work? ONS process to calculate cost of living

Culture

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Patty Jenkins, Taika Waititi, and Rian Johnson speaking on different panels (Credit: Getty Images)

Every planned and cancelled Lucasfilm Star Wars movie project

Daisy May Cooper is in talks to join the cast of James Bond. (Getty Images)

Daisy May Cooper in talks to join the cast of upcoming James Bond film

Swarm

Amazon Prime limited series Swarm is inspired by popstar Beyoncé

The Night Agent

The Night Agent: cast of Netflix action thriller with Gabriel Basso

The Bay

The Bay season 4: who’s in the cast - and where is ITV series filmed?

The full list of Bafta 2023 TV nominations

Charlie Simpson was the winner of The Masked Singer. (Getty Images)

‘23/03/23’ - Busted spark reunion rumours with cryptic Instagram post

Environment

Water bills will increase to put an end to sewage spills, report warns

Beavers to be reintroduced in London for first time in 400 years

South West Water launches map pinpointing sewage spills at beaches

Global stories and issues explained

A boy looks out from his damaged home in Miya village, in the Laghman Province on after ab overnight earthquake that has killed at least 13 people (Photo by SHAFIULLAH KAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

At least 13 killed after earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP)

Russia to act if UK sends depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Monday 20 March marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. (Credit: Getty Images)

Iraq War anniversary: why was it so controversial?

Xi Jinping met with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Is China an ally of Russia? China’s stance on Ukraine war explained

Recommended: expert product reviews and deals

These are some of the best rugs to make a statement in your living room

Best stylish large rugs for your living room

Best binoculars 2022 for birdwatching and nature hikes

Best binoculars for birdwatching and nature hikes

best lightweight one person hiking tents 2022

10 best backpacking tents UK from Vango, Snugpak and Decathlon

Motoring

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Banned: the ‘23’ number plates withheld by the DVLA for being too rude

The Lego Icons Classic Land Rover Defender 90 (Photo: Lego Group)

Lego Icons launches Classic Land Rover Defender adventure set

The best used electric cars in the UK from Tesla and BMW to Kia and VW

The Suzuki S-Cross now features a full hybrid drivetrain (Photo: Suzuki)

Suzuki S-Cross review: hopeless hybrid lets down compact contender

Explore More

Emergency services at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh, where a ship has become dislodged from its holding and is partially toppled over. (Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

33 injured - with 21 in hospital - as ship tips at Edinburgh dock

As part of these plans, the retailer will open four new Tasty by Greggs cafés in its Newcastle, Bristol, Liverpool and Leeds stores between now and the end of July.

Primark to open more Greggs cafés in UK stores - full list

Terry Sanderon and Gwyneth Paltrow appear in court

Meet the doctor suing Gwyneth Paltrow over skiing ‘hit-and-run’

Clockwise from top left: Martha Stewart, Tiger Woods, Harvey Weinstein, Lindsay Lohan, and Bernie Madoff are all notable names who have undergone ‘perp walks’ (Photos: Getty Images)

Donald Trump reportedly requesting handcuffs for perp walk if arrested

Watch live: Ex-PM Boris Johnson faces MPs over Downing Street scandal

Blaise Inn in Henbury, Bristol is one of three restaurants in the are to be awarded by the Michelin Guide

Michelin Guide presents 20 restaurants with Bib Gourmand award

Fiona Beal is accused of murdering Nick Billingham (Photo: Northamptonshire Police / SWNS)

Teacher took selfies after killing and burying boyfriend, court hears

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for March 22?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted during PMQs that the official Covid-19 inquiry is the “right way” to investigate the government’s handling of the pandemic. Credit: PA

Watch live: Rishi Sunak faces down Kier Starmer at PMQs