The justice secretary says the limits are required to stem a growing backlog of cases in crown courts. Source link

The defence secretary also told MPs that the warship HMS Dragon would set sail for the Mediterranean in the next couple of days. Source link

The phone call comes after a week in which Donald Trump repeatedly expressed frustration at Keir Starmer's stance on Iran. Source link

Simon Thurley says the estimated cost does not seem like a "completely ridiculous figure" to him. Source link

It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic. Source link

The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions". Source link

The UK government says more than 130,000 British nationals have registered their interest in leaving the Middle East region. Source link

Addressing press in the Oval office earlier today, President Trump criticised Sir Keir Starmer and the UK's initial response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Source link

The PM told MPs that Trump had expressed his disagreement with the decision not to get involved in the initial strikes. Source link

British military personnel at a base in Bahrain were "within several hundred yards" of a strike, the defence secretary says. Source link

The result - in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years - heaps further pressure on the PM's position. Source link

New Green MP Hannah Spencer has apologised to clients for having to cancel jobs after by-election win. Source link