Politics
Westminster and Whitehall: the Government, the Opposition, and the workings of Parliament.
Badenoch pledges to end 100,000 pound childcare cliff edge on eve of Tory conference
The Conservative leader promised any parent working 16 hours a week would get 30 hours of funded care, paid for by cutting staff at arm's-length bodies.
Two charged over alleged Manchester synagogue bomb plot appear in court
Two Iranian nationals accused of preparing a bomb attack on the Jewish community in Manchester were remanded in custody after appearing before Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Ministers put 1.4bn pounds into flood defences in winter readiness drive
More than 600 projects across England will share the largest flood defence programme in the country's history, alongside a new Cabinet Office household campaign.
Sixth arrest in RAF Fairford terror inquiry as police examine possible Iranian link
A dual UK-Iranian national is held in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts; the five men arrested near the airbase on Sunday remain on bail.
Labour opens up six-point poll lead as conference season closes
Survation puts Labour on 29 per cent, its highest share in nearly two years, while a second pollster has the party five points clear.
Seventeen arrested in dawn raids as police target suspected organised crime group
More than 800 officers searched 24 properties across London and the south east in a joint operation with HMRC and the Financial Conduct Authority.
Swinney's five-year plan: fourteen health boards become two
The First Minister's Programme for Government promises the biggest NHS reorganisation of the devolution era, 110,000 affordable homes, and a misogyny bill.
The EU reset, sixteen months on: what the London deal actually changed
The May 2025 summit promised a new strategic partnership. Some of it is real; much of it is still negotiation.
The Lords after the hereditaries: what the Act changed, and what it did not
Royal Assent came in March and the excepted peers left in April. The chamber is different now, but the deeper questions about the second chamber remain.
Autumn Budget 2026: what to watch as the Chancellor prepares her statement
The Treasury has confirmed the Autumn Budget will be delivered this autumn. Here is what is known, what is speculated, and what to watch.