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A photograph of Boris Johnson holding a can of beer at his birthday bash in June 2020 has been handed over to police.

Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie welcomed their second child, a daughter named Romy, in December last year.Their son Wilfred was born at the height of the pandemic in April 2020, and after keeping her second pregnancy mostly out of the spotlight, Boris and Carrie announced the news of their daughter's birth on Thursday, December 9. It is understood that the 57-year-old was there throughout both of his wife's labours, and on each occasion was later spotted returning to the London hospital to visit his wife and their newborn. While these are 33-year-old Carrie's only children, the Prime Minister has fathered a number of grown-up children who are step-siblings to Wilfred and his baby sister.The PM also has four other children, who tend to stay out of the spotlight.

Boris Johnson has told Greater Manchester residents, who were banned from mixing with other households indoors for a heartbreaking 391 days, he is 'sorry for any misjudgements' in the wake of 'partygate'.

Janey Godley has been praised by fans after sharing a hilarious voiceover sketch as someone rips the 'party planner' out of Boris Johnson's hand.

James McAvoy has admitted Scottish Independence 'could be a fantastic thing' as he prepares for a return to the stage in Glasgow later this year.

RAF Typhoon fighters have been launched for the second day in a row as aircraft were seen "approaching the UK area of interest".The jets were dispatched from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, with support from a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, which are the same aircrafts that were dispatched yesterday.An RAF spokesperson said: "Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighters from RAF Lossiemouth, supported by a Voyager Tanker from RAF Brize Norton, have been launched against aircraft approaching the UK area of interest."We will not be offering any additional detail on this ongoing operation until complete."The RAF confirmed that Typhoon jets were scrambled yesterday to respond to four Russian military aircraft approaching the UK.An RAF spokesperson said “four Russian Bear aircraft” were “intercepted and escorted” but at no point did they enter UK airspace.NATO use the word “Bear” as reporting name for Russia's Tu-95 and Tu-142 strategic bomber.The RAF routinely intercepts aircraft approaching what it describes as the “UK area of interest”.According to the UK Defence Journal, an area of interest can include international airspace for which a country is responsible in some way and could be down to the provision of air traffic control services.Before these two recent incidents, the last time jets were launched in response to Russian TU-160 Blackjack strategic bombers was November 2021.Officials said at the time the fighters escorted the Russian aircraft out of the “area of interest”, and that the bombers did not enter UK airspace.For all the latest Daily Star news, sign up for one of our free newsletters here.The incidents come following Primer Minister Boris Johnson holding a joint

It’s been a tough few weeks for Boris Johnson as the ‘partygate’ scandal continues to spiral out of control.

Lorraine Kelly has compared the enquiry into Boris Johnson attending parties in Downing Street to one into herself taking porridge in the morning.

Neighbourhoods in Tameside are dominating the region’s biggest Covid-19 hotspots.

Nicola Sturgeon will make her weekly statement on covid today as her government continues to talk up the benefits of homeworking.

Lorraine Kelly has hit out at the "appalling" arrogance of government MPs who refuse to be held accountable by the public.

Boris 'Bozo' Johnson got the spanking of his political life by Sue Gray today.The grovelling PM was tonight battling for credibility after the Partygate report lashed a “failure of leadership and judgement” at the heart of Downing Street.Scotland Yard cops are poring through 300 photos and 500 documents around the scandal as the “disgusting” leader continued to refuse to resign.Bozo issued a pitiful “sorry” in the House of Commons after the damning publication of the much-awaited Partygate inquiry by Whitehall enforcer Ms Gray called out poor leadership.He also vowed to “fix it” as his government was blasted for holding 16 shindigs in lockdown – 12 of which are now subject to a lockdown-busting criminal behaviour probe by the Met. They include the Prime Minister’s birthday celebrations and a gathering in his Downing Street flat.Top civil servant Ms Gray’s report is a watered-down version of her inquiry after her findings were severely censored and redacted by the Met due to the ongoing police probe.

Ruth Davidson fought back tears on live TV tonight as she accused Boris Johnson of 'degrading' politics.

The Met Police said it has been handed more than 300 pictures as its investigation into gatherings held in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office during lockdown continue.

Scotland has recorded no new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to recent figures.

The Prime Minister is expected to make a statement today (Monday 31 January) on the latest update from the Sue Gray report.

Sue Gray has provided a version of her inquiry into allegations of lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street to Boris Johnson.

The much-anticipated inquiry into Downing Street parties could be handed to Boris Johnson as soon as this weekend.

Keir Starmer has promised boosting the powers of the Scottish Parliament will be an early priority if he is Prime Minister.

The Met Police says it has received new evidence from the Cabinet Office as part of its investigation into possible breaches of Covid regulations in Downing Street.

pub broke Covid social distancing rules, local council chiefs have claimed. Ye Old Axe on Hackney Road, east London was slapped with a £1,000 fine for various breaches of coronavirus rules last year.As the venue applies to renew its sexual establishment licence, its shortcomings from last year have been revealed.