UK PM Boris Johnson has dismissed calls to resign after Sue Gray’s report found that Downing Street staff partied while the rest of the nation was in lockdown with their bosses’ approval.

Ms Gray, a senior civil servant, said many events “should not have been allowed” and the PM and his officials “must bear responsibility for this culture”.

Her report highlights excessive drinking, with staff being sick, and abuse of cleaning and security staff.

Boris Johnson told MPs he took “full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch”, had been “humbled by the whole experience” and had learned lessons.

The BBC’s Ros Atkins explains what the report’s findings mean for the prime minister.

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A 57-year-old British man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia.

The man – named only as David S – worked at the British embassy in Berlin and is accused of passing documents to Russian intelligence in exchange for cash.

Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by security correspondent Gordon Corera and Mark Lowen in Germany.

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The international travel ban for England is to be gradually lifted from 17th May 2021.

It means travel from the UK for leisure purposes will no longer be illegal.

People will be able to travel to 12 countries on a ‘green list’ without having to quarantine on their return to the UK – including Portugal, Iceland, Israel, Singapore, Gibraltar, Australia and New Zealand

However strict rules on testing and quarantine will remain in place to protect public health.

Passengers are being warned to expect additional checks and longer queues at border points.

Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Caroline Davies.

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A senior doctor who tried to raise concerns about Lucy Letby with hospital managers has told the BBC he wishes that he and others “had been brave enough to follow our suspicions and escalate things to the police earlier”.

Consultant paediatrician Dr John Gibbs worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital throughout the period in 2015 to 2016 when Letby murdered seven babies, and attempted to murder seven more, on the neonatal unit.

He said that he accepted that consultants must bear “collective” responsibility for some of the failings identified in the report.

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A former head of the CIA has told the BBC that there’s an urgent need for tighter controls of biological laboratories around the world, to prevent another pandemic, similar to Covid-19.

General David Petraeus, says world leaders need to address the issue, at next month’s G7 summit in Cornwall.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by world affairs editor Editor, John Simpson.

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