Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jane Connors is overseeing the team.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has proposed increasing the wait time to encourage leaners to ‘think twice’ before trying a test unprepared.

A 14-year-old is the sixth teenager to be arrested following the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Kennie Carter in Manchester on Saturday.

The child is reported to have been hit near the edge of a blue slope and died shortly afterwards.

The famous horticulturalist and presenter of Gardeners’ World died of a heart attack.

The broadcaster spoke of getting a phone call in April 2020 to tell him his daughter had collapsed, and went on to say she had died the next morning.

Recent data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed that two doses of the vaccine are not enough to stop people becoming unwell from Omicron

Experts say Coronavirus cases are ‘plateauing’, ‘stabilising’ and giving ’cause for optimism’.

Two groups were rescued in pitch-black conditions by the RNLI following two small boat incidents.

The NAHT said teachers of black, Asian or minority ethnic background risked facing a ‘double hit’.

A 27-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 46-year-old Dariusz Wolosz.

The National Preparedness Commission says conflicting Covid advice has led to a lack of trust among the public and consequent lack of compliance.

The PA news agency looks at the coronavirus regulations across the UK.

The 26-year-old drug smuggler was carrying 183kg of cocaine and heroin hidden inside canisters of gas used to make whipped cream.

The attack, possibly carried out by a hostile state or a criminal network, caused ‘significant’ damage, a retired high-level officer said.

The Education Secretary has announced measures for schools, such as on-site Covid tests and masks in class, to make face-to-face teaching ‘the norm’.

Sajid Javid said last week ministers expect a need to ‘constrain’ the supply of lateral flow tests for a fortnight amid surging demand.

It will be a windy day for many, particularly across north Wales and northern England.

The British Medical Association said there are more than 18,000 staff absent from acute hospital trusts in England.