As the drama continues around alleged Christmas parties at Downing Street last year, an NHS doctor is warning public trust in the government is waning.

The Conservative Party has now admitted an event took place in the party’s Westminster headquarters on December 14th last year.

An investigation continues into allegations that the party held more events last year, when covid rules at the time stated they weren’t allowed.

Dr Sonia Adesara discusses her reaction to the allegations, a potential rise in people not following covid measures, and the health risk that poses for UK hospitals.

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It’s been a tough day at the office for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as he faced a fiery PMQs largely focused on claims of a Christmas Party at Number 10 last year, when such gatherings had been banned under pandemic restrictions.

One of Boris Johnson’s advisors at the heart of the scandal, Allegra Stratton has resigned and offered her “profound apologies”, after footage emerged of her joking about a Downing Street Christmas party.

The Evening Standard’s Deputy Political Editor David Bond discusses the alleged party, how the Prime Minister coped during today’s fiery PMQs and whether Boris still has the public’s trust.

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As coronavirus cases are on the rise again and the Omicron variant becomes more prevalent, some of the measures designed to slow the spread of the virus have been reintroduced.

Wearing facemasks is mandatory again in shops and on public transport, and extra testing is required for those travelling to the UK from abroad.

But, so far no major changes have been made in schools across England.

The Evening Standard's Education Editor Anna Davis and Mike Short from UNISON discuss how schools are coping with rising Covid cases, what measures are needed to keep children safe, and why it's so important schools remain open.

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London’s youth unemployment has soared by 55 per cent since the start of the pandemic, with 21 per cent of young people seeking work jobless.

The Office for National Statistics says the figure is five times the national jobless rate of 4.3 per cent for all ages.

In response, the Evening Standard, The Independent, and London Live have launched their Skill Up Step Up Campaign, to help young people in the capital get into work.

Campaigns Editor for the Evening Standard David Cohen explains why young people are struggling, what went wrong with the government’s own scheme to tackle unemployment, and what the Skill Up Step Up campaign is all about.

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We get the scoop on Intellipedia, the internal Wiki developed at Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley. The Leader was granted the first British broadcast interview with one of the digital specialists instrumental in its creation. Carmen Medina rose from analyst to Deputy Director of Intelligence, working under six presidents from Carter to Obama during her 32-year tenure.

Now retired, Carmen talks us through Intellipedia’s development, her role in the aftermath of 9/11 and the cybersecurity risks lurking in your smartphone.

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It was meant to be a sunshine break and catch-up with family and friends in South Africa before welcoming their first child for 32 weeks pregnant Evening Standard Celebrity Correspondent Lizzie Edmonds and her husband Steven Meek. Then despite meticulous scheduling, the couple were caught up in a Covid travel nightmare as the UK government banned flights after Omicron’s emergence in the south of the continent.

They witnessed dystopian scenes at Cape Town airport, then suffered fresh disaster when Mr Meek was victim of a triple street robbery stabbing while helping a friend - and was lucky to escape with his life.

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