The justice secretary will be able to veto any new changes to sentencing guidelines proposed by an independent public body, the Justice Department has announced.Under the new plans, the...

Joe PikePolitical correspondent andGeorge WrightBBC NewsGetty ImagesHome Secretary Yvette Cooper is to announce details of a tightening of rules for migrants who have been granted asylum bringing their families...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will remove all net zero requirements on oil and gas companies drilling in the North Sea if elected.Badenoch is to formally...

The MSP said he was "fully co-operating" with officers and is due to appear at court at a later date. Source link

The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran - lifted under a 2015 deal - as tensions once again escalate over...

Ministry of Defence staff were warned before the Afghan data leak not to share information containing hidden tabs, according to documents released by the UK's data regulator.Last month it...

Conservative MP George Freeman has been told he will not face a parliamentary standards investigation for lobbying.The MP for Mid-Norfolk had referred himself to the standards commissioner in June,...

Paul LynchBBC Shared Data UnitAlex ForsythPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesCroydon, south London, where the council's debts have now reached £1.5bn.Communities across the UK are paying for spiralling levels of council borrowing...

People convicted of crimes in England and Wales could find themselves barred from going to pubs and sport matches as part of changes to sentencing rules.Courts imposing community sentences...

Getty Images/THE THIN BLUE PAWJeremy Clarkson and police dogs have featured among the petitions on the Parliament website since its launchAs long as humans have been writing down important...

Jo HollandA political divide appears to be opening up between young women and young men - and no one is really sure why.Polling suggests young men are more likely...

Simon JackBusiness editor, BBC NewsBBC/Spencer StokesCourt hearings to decide on the steel firm's future had previously been adjourned several timesThe UK's third-largest steelworks has been placed under government control,...