What started as a rally against anti-Covid measures near Parliament ended with Sir Keir Starmer being shepherded away from protesters by police. And while footage on social media captured the demonstrators shouting "traitor" at the Labour leader and criticising his record on Covid, there were also cries of "Jimmy Savile". Yesterday afternoon's scenes happened days after Boris Johnson falsely claimed Sir Keir had failed to prosecute the serial sex offender while in charge of the Crown Prosecution Service. Although the prime minister condemned the "absolutely disgraceful" behaviour, he's under renewed pressure from his own MPs to apologise.
Julian Smith, a former Northern Ireland secretary under Mr Johnson, says it's important for democracy that "the false Savile slurs... are withdrawn in full". Tobias Ellwood, Conservative chairman of the Commons defence committee, is demanding an end to "this drift towards a Trumpian style of politics". The Savile remark had already triggered the resignation of the PM's longstanding aide Munira Mirza. And now the prime minister "may find himself accused of stirring up an unpleasant episode of modern protest, just at the point when No 10 had been trying to calm things down" with new appointments, in the analysis of our political editor Laura Kuenssberg. Two people were arrested at the scene after a traffic cone was thrown at police.

The mood music has not been good. US President Joe Biden has threatened to shut down a key Russian gas pipeline to Germany if Moscow invades Ukraine. And while the Kremlin denies any such plan, Prime Minister Boris Johnson writes in the Times the UK is considering deploying RAF fighters and Royal Navy warships to the region. The West has rejected Russian demands to rule out admitting Ukraine to the Nato defence alliance and reduce its military presence in eastern Europe. But Russian President Vladimir Putin suggests progress was made during talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, over a five-hour dinner of reindeer with sweet potatoes and blackberries. Mr Macron, who's due in the Ukrainian capital later, says the coming days will be "decisive".

A 344-page report by Northern Ireland's police ombudsman has found "collusive behaviour" by police in 11 loyalist murders. Marie Anderson looked into multiple attacks, mostly in the early 1990s, identifying "significant" investigative and intelligence failures. She says it was "totally unacceptable" that police used informants within the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) who were engaged in crimes such as murder. The report also identified the "deliberate destruction" of files relating to the fatal shooting of five Catholics and the wounding of seven more at a Sean Graham betting shop in south Belfast. Police have apologised for the "failings identified". Our report has full details.

That incident involving Sir Keir Starmer leads many front pages, with the Metro describing a "hate mob" surrounding the Labour leader. The i says the incident has prompted a "fresh outcry" over Boris Johnson's false claim that Sir Keir failed to prosecute serial sex offender Jimmy Savile, leaving the prime minister facing a "crunch 48 hours". The Guardian says MPs from all sides have "angrily rounded on Boris Johnson". Read the review.

Never mind the Oscars, the Razzie nominations - honouring what judges deem the worst films of the year - are out. A musical based on Princess Diana's life story has earned nine nominations, while one A-lister even has his own category. Find out who. And while he will have to wait to find out which of his eight films has "won", the biggest names in UK music will discover tonight whether they'll be taking home any Brit Awards. Our music correspondent Mark Savage runs through the contenders - and whose performances are likely to be among the highlights.

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