Sir Keir Starmer will later unveil sweeping changes to the planning system that could see councils forced to consider building on green belt land in England. The prime minister...

Parents should not be allowed to home-educate a child if it is believed the child is suffering abuse, the Children's Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza...

BBCHussam Kassas, who fled Syria in 2016, says he is at risk of losing his jobAsylum seekers who have been waiting more than a year for an outcome to...

Crosswind DevelopmentsThe development would include office space, shops and a school, as well as 3,000 homesA new 3,000-home development in west Edinburgh has been recommended for approval by officials...

Hannah HowellA mum of three who remains without power five days after Storm Darragh describes the experience as their "own apocalypse" A mother of three says her family have...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. It is understood the arrest is in...

BBCJustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood spoke to the BBC's Nick RobinsonThe justice secretary has said even under the government's plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could still run...

Luke Orton was playing in a rugby tournament in 2023 when his life changed foreverLuke Orton was playing in a rugby tournament on the Isle of Wight in July...

A former human rights lawyer has been spared jail over false claims of abuse made against British troops fighting in Iraq. Phil Shiner was given a two-year suspended sentence...

WICSFormer chief executive Alan Sutherland was paid £86,268 after leaving his role Scotland's scandal-ridden water regulator spent more than £105,000 on the departure of its former chief executive, a...

PA MediaMark Drakeford said the budget was a "real opportunity" to "reinvigorate public services"Healthcare in Wales is being offered hundreds of millions of pounds more next year to tackle...

PSNIThe judge said David John Andrews' offending was "too harrowing and vile to be repeated"A "prolific and chilling" sex abuser from Northern Ireland has been sentenced to 27 years...