Partygate timeline - all the Downing Street lockdown events being investigated

Dan Walker, 45, took to social media to respond to fans who were left disappointed after meeting him in Sheffield.The Strictly star posted on Instagram to apologise to disappointed fans he met at a Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals show.In view of his 274,000 followers, Dan publicly apologised to his fans for not wearing his famous lobster costume. He joked that his Strictly dance partner Nadiya Bychkova had advised him against it.The 45-year-old said it wouldn’t have been “appropriate”.The apology came after Dan met with fans after a show and one of them posted the selfie they had taken together, while commenting: “So lovely to see you @mrdanwalker - thanks for chatting.”She added: “Still think you should have worn your lobster costume.”Dan responded: “Sorry about the lack of lobster…“@nadiyabychkova told me it wouldn’t be appropriate.”BBC Breakfast presenter Dan took part in Strictly Come Dancing 2021 and quickly became a fan favourite, even winning over Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood.Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2021, Craig said he “rather fell in love” with his co-star but admitted he “didn’t expect to”. Last Tuesday, Dan tweeted to confirm when the date of his last day presenting BBC Breakfast will be.He announced that his last day on BBC Breakfast, when he will be saying goodbye to the red sofa, will be in just over a week - May 17.Dan, who has been presenting BBC Breakfast for six years, described his news as “surreal”.Last month, he confirmed that he will be starting his new role with Channel 5.Some fans said they will follow him to his new channel.Scarysarah1 said: “We will miss you Dan, will be tuning in to 5 news though.”Derwenfawr wrote: “You’ll be greatly missed."“Good luck for the future and

Author Margaret Atwood continues to battle against the oppression of women’s rights by the government on the heels of a leaked draft opinion revealing the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Tonight’s tenth and final episode of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty begins with the kind of adversity the team and owner Jerry Buss have overcome all through this charmed ’79-’80 NBA season. In the final moments of Game 5 of the finals, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar launches his patented sky hook, only to land wrong and severely sprain his ankle. The HOF center, dominant to this point, shrugs off the pain and wills the Lakers to being a win away from the NBA title. Magic Johnson, meanwhile, learns he has lost Rookie of the Year to his rival Larry Bird, who materializes in Magic’s apartment in a vision, meant to tear away at the Laker star’s confidence.

Incoming manager Erik ten Hag will not be able to come straight in and perform a 'quick fix' at Manchester United, due to the fundamental problems that await him. That's the damning message from ex-United captain turned pundit, Rio Ferdinand, as he offered up an honest take on the current situation at Old Trafford.

Bella Thorne has shown off her toned body in a set of seductive pictures and videos posted on Instagram.The 24-year-old, the star of thrillers such as Scream, The Babysitter, Amityville: The Awakening, and Girl, displayed her flat tummy and ample cleavage on her social media page on Saturday (May 7).She was wearing a crop top, tight skirt and black stockings that gave a sight of her upper thigh on the social media site.The model added rhinestone accents underneath her eyes as well as a multitude of colourful jewellery, including pink and green rings.She also sported a gold necklace and a pair of large gold hoop earrings.Bella captioned the snaps with the words: "Without sloths there would be no avocados..." The Smithsonian magazine explains that now extinct giant ground sloths would eat the seeds whole and then disperse them.Bella's sister Kaili Thorne wrote: "Well that’s a fun fact of the day as is your body yody yody yodyyyy." Bella's other 25.3 million followers also praised the images, with rapper Bia leaving three orange heart emojis, and Paris Hilton commenting three fire emojis. For more of the latest showbiz news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. It was recently announced that Bella set to join the cast of another thriller, called Saint Clare.

AN MP has called for action over the catastrophic cost of living crisis, branding the UK Government's actions as "reckless".

Rylan Clark found himself embroiled in a surprise Twitter feud with none other than former Conservative party MP Edwina Currie on Monday, after Rylan tweeted about Boris Johnson’s upcoming fine for his lockdown birthday party, which took place in 2020. Commenting on the latest 'Partygate' news, Rylan tweeted on Tuesday: “He’s [Boris Johnson] officially broke the law.That's it ain't it?” The tweet landed him in hot water with I’m A Celebrity 2014 contestant Edwina, who told him to “get real”. In her reply to the former This Morning guest presenter’s post on Wednesday, Edwina wrote: “No, it isn't.

Boris Johnson should resign, Denise, 61, said "no", but revealed she was "in contact with people who were in contact with people in Downing Street" and was told that no masks were ever worn, calling it "a different world out there." The actress said: "People had to say goodbye to friends and close family while they continued like nothing was going on." Speaking about Boris Johnson's controversial gathering with a birthday cake, the former Coronation Street actress said: "Well I would've welcome it, because I thought the rules were ridiculous."Detectives have reportedly been investigating a string of other parties held at Downing Street - called Operation Hillman. Fellow panelist Jane Moore revealed that this operation discovered that Boris allegedly attended at least six other parties during lockdown.Jane posed the question of whether "this is the most innocuous one that has been floated out" and whether "there's more to come" to which Denise replied: "Of course there is."The conversation sparked debate on Twitter, with users torn over whether Boris should resign.

'The Prime Minister must stand down over the Partygate fine scandal' - that's the view of Rutherglen's MSP.

This Morning viewers were not impressed when talk turned to Boris Johnson's partygate scandal.The Prime Minister last night (April 12) announced he had been fined by The Metropolitan Police after it was confirmed he attended lockdown parties at 10 Downing Street.Boris said: "Today I've received a fixed penalty notice from the Metropolitan Police relating to a Downing Street Event on 19 June 2020."Let me say immediately, I have paid the fine and want to offer a full apology."During a discussion, LBC broadcaster Nick Ferrari claimed that Boris may be sorry after his scandal was brought to light after the PM paid a fine.Reflecting on the PM, he said: "Boris is the ultimate Marmite politician, you go in liking the guy or loathing him and all this will do is underscore that."That apology you played a little earlier on I think it's enough for now, within the last MP has called on me saying he has to go, I don't think the dam will break."Nick continued: "I don't think there's an appetite to get rid of the Prime Minister at this time, he's just about done enough."As Camilla [Tominey] referenced, there could be more down the way, there's the Sue Grey report, we've got The Met with their enquiries and the Sue Grey report."This is someone who sits above Parliament and investigates all parliamentary affairs, we still don't know that –if we have another party with another Tupperware cake and there was another packet of cheesy Wotsits or whatever, that could be ugly but at the moment, I think he's just ahead of the game."Nick also appeared to suggest that doctors and nurses had also been consuming cake and drinking prosecco on shift during the pandemic.Fans instantly took to social media, sharing their rage over the news, with one

Beastie Boys and The Clash – see footage below.Protests broke out after Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were given fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.At the protests, many played Beastie Boys’ legendary track ‘Fight For Your Right’, which has become an unofficial protest anthem over the series of protests around partygate.On the BBC’s 10 O’Clock News last night, the sounds of The Clash’s ‘I Fought The Law’ could also be heard over the news report.See footage of the protests and their soundtrack below.Someone is playing “I Fought The Law And The Law Won” at Downing Street over the news at Ten. Steve, you’re an absolute legend.

Piers Morgan has called for Boris Johnson to be sacked as Prime Minister after the politician got fined by police over breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. Metropolitan Police confirmed on Tuesday (April 12) that Mr Johnson, his wife Carrie Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will all be given fixed after attending parties at Downing Street during the height of the pandemic.He has become the first-ever serving Prime Minister of the UK to be sanctioned for rule-breaking after attending his own birthday party on June 19 2020, when the rest of the country was in lockdown.Former Good Morning Britain Piers is not one to shy away from sharing his opinion and he took to Twitter to share his views.He began: "How does a serving Prime Minister survive being fined by police for breaking laws that he enforced on the rest of the country?” "He clearly misled Parliament at best, deliberately lied to Parliament at worst.

Covid fines are making headlines as the PM and Chancellor of the Exchequer have been hit with fines for lockdown parties.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Johnson’s wife Carrie are all set to be fined by the London Metropolitan Police for breaking lockdown rules in the UK in 2020 and 2021.

The Prime Minister’s wife will join her husband in being fined by the police over the partygate scandal.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will both face fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, said: “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.

Keir Starmer has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak to quit after it emerged they will be fined over partygate.

Naman Ramachandran London’s Metropolitan Police will fine U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak over lockdown violations in 2020 and 2022.In what has been dubbed “Partygate” by the British media, it emerged towards the end of last year that there were a series of parties in the Prime Minister’s residence, No.

Police have handed out dozens of further fines as the investigation into 'partygate' continues. Scotland Yard said officers have now made more than 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office over breaches of Covid-19 regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street.

Police have now made more than 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office over breaches of covid regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street.

Boris Johnson had yet to be held accountable for breaking his own laws due to “corruption”.John, 82, took to Twitter this afternoon to call out Boris Johnson, 57, and the government in front of his 5.7 million followers. Earlier today, journalist Matthew Stadlen tweeted out: “It's been over seven weeks since Boris Johnson handed in his partygate questionnaire to the Met police. “Does anyone know why it’s taking them so long to work out whether the Prime Minister brJohn Cleese then responded to the tweet, claiming that the government was “corrupt”.He wrote: “Corruption, corruption, corruption...“On a scale that was unimaginable a few years ago.“Throw them out.“And then… throw them in.”Police are continuing to investigate a number of parties that happened at Downing Street and have already handed out at least 20 fixed penalty notices to staff who attended lockdown-flouting gatherings during the pandemic.Detectives are investigating 12 events, including six gatherings the Prime Minister is believed to have attended.Boris was not included in the first wave of fines, which is understood to contain only the most straight-forward cases.John’s followers took to the comments section to share their views on the situation.Grezz Mono wrote: “It's obvious why it's taken so long.They are seeing how he can get away with it. “When anyone else breaks the law, we do not get sent a questionnaire to fill out at our convenience!!! It's a very unfunny joke! Blissful wishes.”Richard Stone added: “Because he did break them, but the Met is afraid to declare it. What's so hard about that?”Keith Bryan commented: “No chance.