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...

PA MediaGermany has said it will tighten its law to make it easier to prosecute those helping to smuggle migrants to the UK, as part of a new plan...

The state needs to become "more like a start-up", a senior minister will say as the government seeks to change how public services are delivered.Pat McFadden, who oversees the...

Getty ImagesThe government will be given the power to bypass council planning committees in England under plans to make it easier to build new homes.Officials will be allowed to...

ReutersSir Keir Starmer said the deal lifted the anxiety felt by workers at the factoryHundreds of jobs have been protected at a train factory following a £500m deal, Prime...

Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk could become a "political puppet master" in the US, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.Clegg, who is now Mark Zuckerberg's second-in-command...

Brands that make unhealthy foods will be able to get round the government's junk food advertising ban if their adverts don't show products that break the rules.From October 2025,...

The chancellor has said she will not need to raise taxes to "top up" public spending, after facing pressure to spell out her future tax plans.Rachel Reeves made headlines...

The prime minister has rejected any suggestion that the UK must choose between closer ties with the US or the European Union, when Donald Trump returns to the White...

Dangerous cladding will be fixed on buildings in England under new remediation plans, the government has pledged. Under the scheme, buildings higher than 18 metres - defined as high-rise...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said a new phase for his government will begin this week, under what he calls a "plan for change" for Britain.Writing for the...

EPAOn Friday, after weeks of fierce and passionate debate, MPs began their formal scrutiny of the bill that would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months...