Laura Kuenssberg: Putin set UK on search for new friends
The UK wants better relations with nations which are neither bad guys nor allies, writes Laura Kuenssberg....
Street harassment: Wolf whistling to be banned in crackdown
Wolf-whistling, catcalling and staring persistently to be criminalised in England, under new plans....
Labour pledges to fast-track Albania asylum claims
The party says speeding up processing of claims from “safe” countries would help clear the backlog....
UK government may challenge Scottish gender change law
Legally changing gender is to become easier in Scotland but Westminster is not happy about the move....
Unite union hands hotel contract probe to police
Two reports into how funds were spent at Labour’s biggest union funder uncover “potential criminality”....
First UK coal mine in decades approved
Climate experts and some Tory MPs argued the mine would undermine UK efforts to lower emissions....
PMQs: Rishi Sunak working on ‘tough’ new anti-strike laws
The PM says it is his “duty” to protect livelihoods if union leaders continue to be “unreasonable”....
Schools Bill scrapped, education secretary says
A bill designed to “raise education standards” in England has been dropped, Gillian Keegan says....
Onshore wind rules to be relaxed after Tory revolt
The government says it will rewrite a planning rule restricting new turbines in England....
December train strikes: Extra walkouts planned over Christmas
Network Rail accuses the RMT union of playing “fast and loose” with people’s Christmas plans....