Protestors dumped a pile of horse manure outside Serco’s Hook headquarters, brandishing a banner proclaiming “Serco Test and Trace Stinks!”

Three Brexiteer lawyers - two of whom have close connections to Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings - were called in to give “independent” advice on the government’s lawbreaking internal market bill.

It is the latest in a string of TV moments to arouse public anger and spark complaints. Earlier this week more than 200 people complained to Ofcom about Matt Lucas’ hilarious impression of Boris Johnson on The Great British Bake Off.

The disgraced Duke of York hopped on a private jet from Farnborough in Hampshire to Portrush, in Northern Ireland, last July - despite a litany of daily flights servicing the London to Belfast route.

Analysts said the measures would be "cold comfort" for many, and would not stave off widespread redundancies.

The value of the royal family’s portfolio - which includes rent from shops in Regent Streets, shopping centres and retail parks across Britain - has fallen by more than £500 million since the pandemic struck.

If you want to understand Labour's new direction under Sir Keir Starmer, you need to understand his new policy chief.

The regulator said that it had received 181 complaints about the episode - the vast majority of which referred to the Little Britain comic's riff on the prime minister's coronavirus response.

The last minute bid to stop the evictions, led by the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, was defeated by 126 to 266 votes - with 214 unelected Conservative peers voting it down, and most Labour peers abstaining.