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Justice secretary claims gesture was intended for another Labour frontbencher

Privileges Committee begins taking evidence for investigation into Boris Johnson

New rules mean more UK court cases will be shown online, allowing the public to watch proceedings

Buckingham Palace sparks ‘secrecy row’ over Duchess of Sussex inquiry

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

Scotland Yard facing greater scrutiny and pressure to produce improvement plan following criticisms by watchdog

Millions of US women have lost their right to terminate pregnancies following Supreme Court ruling

Man charged after law graduate was attacked in Ilford on Sunday morning

Prime minister has new powers to call early vote so could gamble with snap election this year

French court papers suggest the murderer may have mistaken Dando for another BBC journalist

Politicians have crossed the floor for reasons ranging from Brexit to bids to reshape Britain’s two-party system

Loss of mental clarity and inability to concentrate linked to long Covid

Old notes will soon be taken out of circulation by the Bank of England

Heir to throne facing questions over personal judgement after revelations of unusual donations to his charities

PM and French president find consensus over Ukraine during G7 summit in Bavaria

Fixed tariffs may be tempting but it could still be a gamble to act before autumn price cap rise

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Nicola Sturgeon launched her latest bid for Scottish independence last week

Latest data signals that we should prepare for a shrinking economy – and all the negatives that come with it

The PM faces a trio of challenges after two heavy losses at the polls

Expanding scheme offers up to £2,000 for those in financial need

Party insiders worry their leader's lack of charisma may be holding Labour back

Samples from an east London sewage plant have tested positive for the virus

Ministers already talking of ‘Labour’s train strikes’, but many voters are open minded

Rising interest rates are swinging the pendulum back in favour of renters

New draft legislation seeks to abolish the Human Rights Act introduced into UK law in 1998

Health experts say we have entered the next wave of Covid-19 infections

UK inflation has hit a 40-year high amid threats of further strikes by unions demanding wage increases for struggling workers

Boris Johnson is said to be considering a backbench plan to lift the ban on new grammar schools in England

Labour and Lib Dems hoping to pick up seats vacated by Imran Ahmad Khan and Neil Parish

The RMT has reportedly balloted for strike action 200 times under Lynch’s leadership

Parents challenging ruling that the 12-year-old is brain dead following accident in April

Critics divided on whether new trend is bold political statement or just post-pandemic sartorial fun