In the headlines
“Downing It Street,” says the front page of Metro, following revelations that Boris Johnson’s chief aide invited more than 100 staff to a “bring your own booze” gathering in the No 10 garden during lockdown in May 2020. The PM and his wife were allegedly among the 40 attendees, says Politico. The news “dashes any hopes” No 10 had of moving on from “Partygate” in 2022. An American man has become the first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig. Surgeon Bartley Griffith, from the University of Maryland, says the operation brings the world “one step closer to solving the organ shortage crisis”. Ovo Energy, Britain’s third largest energy company, has apologised for telling customers they can cut heating bills and stay warm by doing star jumps, cuddling their pets and eating porridge.