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Sir Sadiq Khan says building on brownfield sites alone is not enough to deliver 88,000 homes a year.
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Officials say action will be taken against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo.
The government's diplomatic achievement in sorting this deal before anyone else delivers reprieve to carmakers.
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A Lords committee hears Thursday is the new Friday for city-centre workers - but only in the capital.
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A group of MPs urge the PM to delay any decisions until impact assessments of the changes are published.
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Labour MP Clive Betts warns the UK border system will "continue to fail" without proper exit checks.
Legislation to allow terminally ill people in Scotland to take their own life is being put forward by the Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur.
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The prisons minister tells the BBC more criminals could be tagged in future, rather than sent to prison.
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Sean Matthews, who served in the Met, says it is an "honour" to lead Lincolnshire County Council.
Reform has vowed to take away flexible working practices and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
The MP for Bristol Central, who was elected last year, says she wants to focus on her parliamentary role.
The UK looks set to be the first to get a deal since US President Trump unleashed a wave of global tariffs.
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It comes as moviemakers worry the UK's thriving film industry could be hit by the new tariff threat.
Two Lancashire Labour MPs condemn a post on a newly elected councillor's Facebook page.
"What we need to see from the government is delivery, delivery, delivery," says Claire Ward.
A number of Labour MPs say they will vote against the government's proposed welfare reforms.
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A new bill providing powers for judges to punish offenders will be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.
In a blow to the government's clean energy ambitions, a company cancels a huge windfarm off Yorkshire.
During PMQs, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch pressed Sir Keir to "listen to his own party and change course".
Donna Edmunds was suspended from the party last week over a post on social media.
The cost of housing asylum seekers is expected to reach £15.3bn over 10 years, the National Audit Office says.
The call from MPs in northern England and the Midlands comes after a disastrous set of local election results.
Labour says the deal has "tangible benefits", but it comes as the government faces heat at home.
The home secretary will include Churchill's statue in new law trying to stop war memorial vandalism.
Labour has dominated Welsh politics for more than a century. Next year, could that come to an end?
A powerful prime minister tries and fails to stop an Old Labour stalwart's progress to City Hall.
Anger over the party's drubbing in last week's local elections has not dissipated over the weekend.
The trade deal gives a tax break to Indian professionals, which critics say undercuts UK businesses.
People from Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka may find it more difficult to come to the UK, under new plans.
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Eluned Morgan says she will "not stay silent" if the UK government takes decisions "we think will harm" Wales.
Scotland's first minister says the NHS will be at the heart of his government's plans for the coming year.
Calls to abandon cuts to the pensions top-up have grown in the wake of local election losses last week.
The Department of Health and Social Care said it is the biggest public investment in facilities in England in five years.
The former first minister has spoken for the first time about the Supreme Court's judgement on the definition of a woman.
Mike Amesbury says Reform UK benefitted from government mistakes over welfare cuts.
Donna Edmunds was suspended from the party over a post on X declaring she had planned to defect.
Blackpool South MP Chris Webb raised concerns that Lancashire's flag would be banned from being flown.
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The report says failure to fix England's social care system carries an unknown human and financial cost.
Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf told the BBC the party is exploring ways to fulfil its promise to voters.
It suggests the party was particularly popular among those who voted for Brexit in 2016 and for Boris Johnson in 2019.
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Leader of the Commons Lucy Powell has sought to clarify comments she made in "the heat of" a radio debate.
The Tory leader says her party's comeback will be "slow and steady", after her heavy local election losses.
For the first time the party has won control of local councils, as well as two mayoralties.
Reform UK's performance wiped out a Conservative majority held for nearly 30 years.
Reform are being forecast in several polls to do well in next year's Holyrood elections.
Jason Smithers says the Conservatives need a new face at the top after "terrible" election results.
The first minister will set out his programme for government this week, with a focus on steadying the ship.
Find out who's winning where using our lookup tool, as the first results are declared.
Senior Reform figures believe the primary driving motivation behind their surge is betrayal.
The patchwork of different contests across England has been truly fascinating, throwing up all sorts of lessons.
Reform UK took control of 10 local councils, won two mayoral races and added a fifth MP to its ranks.
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Estimate included in official review of costs and impact of passing assisted dying law in England and Wales.
Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls for a change of direction after a dismal set of local election results.
Though some of the results are still to be reported, Reform are clearly the winners of Thursday's local elections.
Nigel Farage's party gains its first foothold in local government after seizing hundreds of seats.
Nigel Farage's party shows it is an equal opportunities threat to Labour and the Tories in local polls.
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Reform UK wins its first Parliamentary by-election and makes gains in council elections.
The Lib Dems win more than 140 new seats, almost entirely from the Conservatives, in Thursday's election.
Reform wins both control of the county council and the Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral vote.
Damian Grammaticas reports from the Runcorn and Helsby by-election count after a knife-edge victory for Reform.
In 2019, the UK committed in law to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Now the political climate has changed.
The government says there is not enough time to introduce a new misogyny law before next year's Holyrood election.
Campaigners say the move will "rip the heart out of any moves to improve maternity safety”.
The ex-Tory MP has been elected as the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, marking a return to politics.
Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline.
The Metropolitan Police say there are 'grounds for further investigation' into the videos.
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Sarah Pochin overturns a huge 14,696 majority to win Reform UK's first by-election.
The poll was prompted after the incumbent MP was sentenced for assaulting a constituent.
Results are due for 23 councils across England, six mayoral contests and a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.
Watch: What's at stake in these local elections?
Everyone voting in person in the May local elections in England must show valid photo ID.
A ticket site for the Irish rap band's gigs in Hamburg, Berlin and Cologne confirms the summer shows are no longer going ahead.
The talks on Thursday will see conciliation service Acas included in negotiations for the first time.
The tax would be applied to manufacturers of milk-based drinks and dairy-based substitutes, under the plans.
Hundreds of councillors, six mayors and one MP will be elected in polls across England.
The BBC has been told the chancellor accepted a donation but did not add it to the MPs' register of interests.
The results of the ballots will mould the national political mood, our political editor writes.
Shabana Mahmood said judges at the UK's highest court had provided "legal clarity".
The government has been facing growing demands to reveal which areas are running grooming gang inquires.
Could frustrations between Welsh and UK Labour boil over, asks political editor Gareth Lewis.
Polls are being held for 23 councils, along with six mayoral contests and a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.
The government says it will save parents £50 a year, but retailers say it could end up costing more.
Pay review bodies recommend increases for teachers and NHS workers above the 2.8% budgeted for by government.
Former PM Sir Tony Blair says limiting fossil fuels is "doomed to fail" and a new approach is needed.
The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.
The Reform leader has previously said there are too many SEND diagnoses for children.
The British Hair Consortium is calling on Rachel Reeves to cut VAT to 10% in June's spending review.
Lisa Nandy tells the Telegraph "no options are off the table" when it comes to its review into the broadcaster's charter.
Brendan Cox, whose wife was killed in 2016, says the band's response was "half an apology".
The chancellor indicates that moving closer to the EU on trade is a bigger priority than the US.
The government says it shows pylons make economic sense as a 100-mile cable route is planned.
Asylum seekers placed on the sex offenders register will be denied the right to stay in the UK.
The Tory leader says she is "not worried" about a magazine article calling for her to quit.
The rap group says it does not support Hamas or Hezbollah and would not seek to incite violence against anyone.
The Conservatives said the local reviews would "not do" and repeated calls for a national investigation.
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It represents an increase of about 40% compared with the same period last year.
Sir Mark Rowley warns that without more funding, the Met will struggle to meet key crime targets.
Quangos are taxpayer-funded but not directly controlled by central government and include watchdogs.
Ms Duffield said she was "hounded" from the party because of her views on gender.
The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was "in distress" this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high.
Carla Denyer says the equalities watchdog's guidance puts trans people at risk of discrimination.
A pact may be needed to keep Labour out of government at next general election, the Tory mayor says.
The leaders discussed the 'positive progress' made towards an end to the war in a meeting after the Pope's funeral.
"Slivers" of votes are set to decide the local elections - with the big parties likely to suffer.
It follows the UK Supreme Court's ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.
The amendment would also see increased sentences for deaths and serious injury caused by cyclists.
Dame Andrea Jenkyns is standing as a candidate in the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral race.
Harriet Cross and Cat Smith will be among sixteen MPs taking part in the 26-mile race on Sunday.
UK Border Force seized 15 tonnes of cannabis in post from Thailand in the last three months of 2024.
It is 80 years since the Ayrton Light was switched back on after World War Two blackout regulations were lifted.
Supported housing for vulnerable or disabled people is in crisis, a letter to the prime minister says.
Sports media rights executive David Kogan is named as the government's preferred choice as chair of the English football's new independent regulator.
Nigel Farage says his party has the best vetting - but campaigners find candidates who appear to have slipped through the net.
Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi says Welsh government and others were "captured" by LGBT charities.
The by-election on 1 May will also be seen as a measure of the broader political mood that could set the tone in Westminster.
An agreement has emerged as a key European demand in ongoing negotiations for a post-Brexit "reset".
The Foreign Office says Russia was "buying harmless goods and turning them into tools of war".
UK negotiators are working "flat out" to get a trade deal with the US, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says.
The government has pledged to reduce energy bills by using more renewables, but bills are currently rising.
Restrictions are also being eased on the financial services and energy sectors to help investment.
The Tory leader thinks the shadow justice secretary is a "team player," her spokesman tells reporters.
Secretary of State Hilary Benn hosted Tánaiste Simon Harris and Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan.
Denise Fergus says internet laws don't go far enough to protect people from harmful content online.
The men held their first call since the US president imposed tariffs on UK goods earlier this month.
David Prescott is running in the race in memory of his father, who had Alzheimer's disease.
The Reform UK leader said his party is not a protest vote and will serve as antidote in the Senedd.
Lib Dems say fines of up to £1,000 would tackle the "blight" of anti-social behaviour on public transport.
The Ukrainian president has consistently rejected the suggestion that his country give up its claim to the Crimean Peninsula.
Updated guidance is expected following last week's Supreme Court ruling that sex is biological.
The new measures will close a "glaring gap in the law", Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said.
The move puts the London mayor on a potential collision course with ministers, after the chancellor backed plans for the expansion of the airport.
The PM says the Supreme Court ruling brought clarity and now is the time to "lower the temperature" on the debate.
The landmark Supreme Court ruling has changed the tone of the conversation, our political editor writes.
The government says it has listened to MPs who called for a ban on panels linked to slave labour.
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex.
Data is due to be released by the year's end showing nationalities and crimes of those awaiting deportation.
The consultation over job losses that had been started by the company's previous owner ends.
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled further details in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
People coming into Great Britain can no longer bring cured meats or cheese from the EU following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the incidents waste police time and calls for them to be scrapped.
Thousands of parents will be able to access 30 minutes of morning childcare from Tuesday.
Graffiti is found on seven statues of historic figures in Parliament Square following a trans rights protest.
The energy secretary warns that an anti-net zero agenda could forfeit jobs in the future.
Lords who inherited their titles share their mixed feelings about being ejected from the Upper Chamber.
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British exports have been hit with tariffs by US despite having no trade deficit, but the UK may have some leverage.
The government has given the go-ahead for pubs and bars to stay open for two hours longer than usual.
Business Secretary says steel is a 'sensitive sector' after crucial materials arrive at British Steel
Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders have tied themselves in knots over the question: "What is a woman?"
Earlier this year, King Charles III invited Donald Trump for an unprecedented second state visit.
Smaller parties are looking to cause an upset in mayoral contests in Hull and the West of England.
Fire services across England say they will struggle to meet the cost of a rise in employer National Insurance.
It comes after a Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
Hundreds of contacts were mistakenly added to a group set up to promote the Tory MP's marathon run.
The National Education Union's general secretary says Labour MPs could pay a 'high political price'.
The Crime and Policing Bill puts a new duty on teachers, GPs, and other professionals to report concerns or face criminal sanctions.
An emergency law has handed control of the UK's only remaining plant making virgin steel to the government.
GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.
A Kremlin spokesman dismissed the talks between Ukraine, Europe and the US, which took place in Paris.
There were scenes of jubilation for women's campaigners outside the Supreme Court as the ruling was read out.