Family visa income threshold should be lower, review says
An increase to minimum salary requirements would risk breaching international law, an advisory body warns....
MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales
Women would never be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy under proposed new laws....
Reeves to set out spending plans up to next election
The chancellor will allocate funds for the NHS, education, investment projects and other priorities....
Reeves’s spending priorities leave little wiggle room
The chancellor’s focus on the NHS and defence will mean a spending squeeze elsewhere, writes the BBC’s political editor....
No blank cheque for Sizewell C nuclear project, says PM
Sir Keir Starmer says the development of Sizewell C on the Suffolk coastline will create 10,000 jobs over the next decade....
Give new dads six weeks off work at nearly full pay, MPs say
A report says dads should be paid 80% of earnings and allowed six weeks off work when they have a child....
Miliband defends winter fuel payment U-turn
The energy secretary says the government had to make “difficult” decisions to stabilise the economy....
Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree over Gaza
More than 300 Foreign Office staff had raised concerns about potential UK “complicity” in Israel’s conduct in Gaza....
Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance says
For the first time teachers in England are receiving guidelines on how they should and shouldn’t use AI....
UK firms hold off on hiring as job vacancies fall
The employment market is “weakening” official figures suggest, as cautious businesses delay recruitment....