Spending Review: What migh Rachel Reeves announce?
The Chancellor faces tough choices about spending across different government departments....
Chris Mason: Reeves’s spending priorities leave little room for manoeuvre
The chancellor’s focus on the NHS and defence will mean a spending squeeze elsewhere, writes the BBC’s political editor....
Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales
The government plans to scrap the Vagrancy Act and bring in laws to focus on crimes like organised begging by gangs....
Ban on ‘no ball games’ signs suggested to get kids off screens
Experts say outdoor play in England has declined by 50% and are calling for urgent change....
Scrap Chagos Islands deal and agree new one, UN panel urges UK
A UN human rights panel says the deal “fails to guarantee” the rights of Chagossians....
Sizewell C pledged to lower bills but will take at least 10 years
Sir Keir Starmer says the development of Sizewell C on the Suffolk coastline will create 10,000 jobs over the next decade....
TV presenter David Bull named new Reform chairman
The TalkTV host replaces Zia Yusuf, who quit last week after clashing with Reform UK colleagues....
UK sanctions far-right Israeli ministers for ‘inciting violence’ against Palestinians
Five countries place travel bans on Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich....
PM denies bowing to political pressure over winter fuel
Sir Keir Starmer says his decision to give more pensioners the payment was the result of an improving economy....
Watch: Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin defends call for burka ban
Watch: Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin defends call for burka ban...