On Wednesday, Boris Johnson apologised for attending a drinks party in the Downing Street garden during the first Covid lockdown. The party was one of many alleged to have taken place while people were banned from socialising in large groups. And now, that list has grown even longer.
Downing Street has been accused of holding two leaving parties in No 10 on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral in April last year. The Telegraph said the events were made up of around 30 people drinking alcohol and dancing until the early hours. Indoor mixing between households was banned at the time. No 10 has not denied the claims.
Staff were sent to a shop with a suitcase, the paper said, which was brought back "filled with bottles of wine". During one gathering in the basement, sources claimed there was a "party atmosphere", with a laptop placed on a photocopier with "music blaring out". The two parties are said to have come together in the No 10 garden and continued past midnight.
Mr Johnson was not at either gathering as he was at his country estate, Chequers. But Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said “the buck stops with the PM”. Read about the inquiry into all the alleged parties here.

The US Supreme Court has blocked President Joe Biden's rule requiring workers at large companies to be vaccinated or masked and tested weekly. The nation's highest court said the mandate exceeded the Biden administration's authority. Separately, they ruled that a more limited vaccine mandate for staff at government-funded healthcare facilities could stand. President Biden, whose approval rating has been sagging, expressed disappointment with the decision "to block common-sense life-saving requirements for employees".

Google is backing a return to the office with an investment that will expand its UK capacity by 50%. The search giant is spending £730m ($1bn) and expects headcount to rise from 6,400 to 10,000. It is buying one of the London sites, Central Saint Giles, which it currently rents. Google's UK boss Ronan Harris told the BBC the investment reflected the firm's faith in the office as a place of work. "We want to reinvigorate the work environment,” he said.

Almost all the papers lead on the news, which emerged yesterday evening, that Prince Andrew has lost his military titles and will no longer use “His Royal Highness”. Both the Sun and the Metro say he has been “throne out”, while the Daily Mail says Prince Charles and Prince William were “instrumental” in the move. The Mirror, meanwhile, leads on the latest claims in the Downing Street party scandal – highlighting the contrast between the alleged parties, and the Queen sitting alone at her husband’s funeral a day later. Read all the front pages here.

A dog that was three times as heavy as he should have been - and at risk of being put down - has lost five stone. Philip the springer spaniel now enjoys swimming at his local reservoir, having previously been too fat to walk. Read how he did it here. Meanwhile, an orphaned seal pup who was rescued in the UK has been spotted relaxing on a beach in France. Salsa was traced thanks to his tag number. And finally, a less cheery animal story: commuters in London found a tarantula on their train last Friday. If it's any comfort, it was in a plastic box at the time...

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