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These figures provide an opportune moment for some optimism and a hard sell of the UK to the rest of the world.
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Ministers say new detention limits for recalled prisoners are required to ease an overcrowding crisis.
MPs say new laws and "deep-rooted cultural change" are needed at the Department for Work and Pensions.
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The CPS said it made the decision "following a thorough and detailed review of the evidence".
People will typically have to live in the UK for 10 years before applying for the right to stay indefinitely.
Andrew Bailey says he does not take a view on Brexit, but reversing the post-Brexit hit to UK-EU trade would be "beneficial".
The prime minister promises numbers will fall 'significantly' under new immigration rules.
Theo Clarke spoke at the launch of her book detailing her own harrowing maternity experiences.
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Andrew Hamilton-Gray won a seat in Loughborough for Reform, with almost 40% of the vote.
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A probation service union says a sentencing review may have no impact without extra funding.
The prime minister is in Kyiv as leaders vow to "ratchet up pressure on Russia's war machine".
Opposition parties claim the new trade agreement means Indian workers will be cheaper for employers to hire.
The government continues to push for a wider US trade pact after cutting car and steel tariffs.
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Officials say action will be taken against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo.
Sir Sadiq Khan says building on brownfield sites alone is not enough to deliver 88,000 homes a year.
A Lords committee hears Thursday is the new Friday for city-centre workers - but only in the capital.
A group of MPs urge the PM to delay any decisions until impact assessments of the changes are published.
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.
The prisons minister tells the BBC more criminals could be tagged in future, rather than sent to prison.
Sean Matthews, who served in the Met, says it is an "honour" to lead Lincolnshire County Council.
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The MP for Bristol Central, who was elected last year, says she wants to focus on her parliamentary role.
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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.
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.
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The trade deal gives a tax break to Indian professionals, which critics say undercuts UK businesses.
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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.
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.
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.
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Senior Reform figures believe the primary driving motivation behind their surge is betrayal.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.