A senior civil servant has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after claiming ministers took a 'political decision' to deliberately snub an EU scheme to buy PPE.

Sir Simon McDonald told

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and baby Archie have held a video call with the Queen to wish her a happy birthday - just days after a 'vague discussion' with her of their

The UK faces tough coronavirus curbs until 2021 amid claims Boris Johnson's personal battle with the disease has made him 'tentative' about lifting lockdown.

Tories have suggested the PM is 'frightened'

A Pennsylvania hospital transported corpses in the open cargo bed of a pickup truck in broad daylight, shedding light on the grim reality hitting hospitals and morgues where there's limited space