Thérèse Coffey, 50, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since 2019, has warnedChristmasparty goers against meeting “ under the mistletoe ” as fears over the newvariantincrease.... The warning comes as UK cases of Omicron have risen to 32 after first detecting the variant in South Africa less than four weeks ago. The variant, which has been classified as a “ variant of concern by the World Health Organisation( WHO), quickly spread to nearly two dozen countries including Spain, Canada, the U

Matt Hancock appeared on ITV's Peston and was interrogated over the details of his affair being made public last June in the first interview he has given on the scandal.... Host Robert Peston wanted to know why he did not step down sooner when the news broke and wanted to know what Boris Johnson had said to him following the news.... Mine didn’t, none of my friends are on those lists.”....

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THE devastated sister of footballer Dalian Atkinson has slammed his cop killer for “ abusing ” his uniform and power. Elaine Atkinson, 59, sobbed as she paid tribute to her “ baby brother ”.... " It’s so shocking." I miss Dalian every day.” 4 Sister Elaine sobbed as she paid tribute to her' baby brother' Credit: Reuters 4 The mum of two added:'He meant everything to me.... I miss Dalian every day' Credit: Getty Images-Getty Most read in News World Exclusive CHEATING HANCOCKHancock's secret AFF

A BRAWL during a performance of Swan Lake left one ballet fan with a broken eye socket and blood all over his face. The fight started when an audience member told a 25-year-old woman to be quiet — and then hit her on the arm.... 1 A brawl during a performance of Swan Lake left one fan with a broken eye socket Credit: Getty Her shocked husband waited until the interval before confronting the man and punching him repeatedly in the face. Businesswoman Heather Marsden, 38, who was close by, said: “

ADVENTURE Island amusement park in Southend-on-Sea as been" evacuated" after a" fight over ride" One eye-witness said on Twitter:" Not sure what's happening we have been evacuated out of Adventure Island due to a code Red there's loads of Police and other Emergency services here." 1 Adventure Island has been reportedly' evacuated' Credit: Twitter Another person wrote on the social media site:" My wife just called and said they were locked in for safety because of a London Gang turned up fighting

A NAKED man was arrested after a fleeing a house engulfed by flames following an explosion that injured a police officer. The 40-man was seen on the roof of an adjacent building before being led into a police van after the Friday lunchtime blaze in New Cross, south London.... 5 The 40-year-old man who was arrested Credit: UkNewsinPictures 5 The man being led into police van Credit: UkNewsinPictures 5 The flat was engulfed in flames Credit: UkNewsinPictures The fire caused huge disruption to tra

HUNDREDS of thrill-seekers have been charged thousands of pounds for fairground ride tickets. Stunned customers were slapped with a ￡2, 100 bill for Brighton Palace Pier after a payment error.... 3 Hundreds of visitors to Brighton Palace Pier were accidentally charged over ￡2, 100 for fairground tickets Credit: Getty Louise Norman was charged ￡2, 104.13 twice during a family day out on April 13. The distraught mum said their trip “ turned into a nightmare" and she “ nearly cried ” when the paym

GHISLAINE Maxwell is writing a tell-all memoir behind bars over her ties to paedo Jeffrey Epstein. The disgraced British socialite, 62, claims she will reveal the truth in the book she plans to write while serving a 20-year sentence in a low-security Florida jail.... I'm not the horriblest person,'" said Christina, PrinceAndrew's second cousin.“ You remember she said that word in her prison interview.... 'I'm not the horriblest person on earth. There's worse than me.'“ Like we care, like we ne

Former Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon took aim at Health Secretary Sajid Javid during his firstHouse of Commons appearance in his new position.... But Richard Burgon spared no niceties and quickly attacked Sajid Javid for his lucrative second and third jobs in banking and the Government's reluctance to give NHS workers a pay rise.... Mr Javid pushed aside the comments and delivered a swift blow to Mr Burgon. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Javid said he could see" no reason" for