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George Osborne

'I have a girlfriend. I've never been happier'

Surrogacy and me

Finally, after ten years, the story of my baby’s arrival

Matthew Parris

The government can't stop our summer holidays

Watch your tone

How to lose a stone and get in shape, by the experts

Firms must start paying quarter of staff wages

Furlough scheme reduced when lockdown eased

Employers will be required to pay a quarter of the wages of furloughed staff under Treasury plans to unwind the state subsidy scheme. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is expected to announce next week that employers will have to contribute from August as the lockdown is eased. He will allow employers...Employers will be required to pay a quarter of the wages of furloughed staff under Treasury plans to unwind the state subsidy scheme. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is expected to announce next week that employers will have to contribute from August as the lockdown is eased. He will allow employers...Employers will be required to pay a quarter of the wages of furloughed staff under Treasury plans to unwind the state subsidy...

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coronavirus

Cummings ‘flouted rules’ by visiting parents 250 miles away

Dominic Cummings’s parents were spoken to by police after he appeared to have breached lockdown rules by going to stay with them while he had symptoms of coronavirus. Mr Cummings, the prime minister’s most senior adviser, was seen at his parents’ home in Durham, more than 250 miles from his London property at the end of March. The member of...Dominic Cummings’s parents were spoken to by police after he appeared to have breached lockdown rules by going to stay with them while he had symptoms of coronavirus. Mr Cummings, the prime minister’s most senior adviser, was seen at his parents’ home in Durham, more than 250 miles from his London property at the end of March. The member of...Dominic Cummings’s parents were spoken to by police after he appeared to have breached lockdown rules by going to stay with...

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coronavirus

Pressure to free London from lockdown as cases fall

Downing Street is resisting releasing London from lockdown before the rest of the country despite official data showing only 634 cases in the capital over the past fortnight. The coronavirus epidemic is now centred in the north and Midlands and experts say only politics is preventing the south exiting the lockdown...Downing Street is resisting releasing London from lockdown before the rest of the country despite...Downing Street is resisting releasing London from lockdown before the rest of the country despite...

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coronavirus

Backlash over Patel’s quarantine spot checks and £1,000 fines

coronavirus

Cracks widen as fatigue takes its toll at Downing Street

Coronavirus

One-hour Covid test approved for rollout

coronavirus

Children ‘half as likely to catch virus’ but may still be spreaders

Coronavirus

Time to break the rules and visit grandparents?

Married women short-changed by up to £135m in state pension error

Echoes of the Somme ring in Tolkien’s wars

Surge in number of migrant boats

Harry Potter and the mythical claims now busted by Rowling

Comment

We’re all going on a summer holiday and the government can’t stop us

Matthew Parris

When it comes to standing between Brits and their fortnight abroad, ministers have started a fight they cannot win

GILES COREN

Sorry, no crisps without three proofs of address

JANICE TURNER

Johnson can be the nation’s fatbuster-in-chief

CAROL MIDGLEY | NOTEBOOK

Changing sides with a clicker is so last century

MATT CHORLEY

To enjoy your own party conference, heat a pan of pinot grigio