The construction of three new towns will begin before the next general election, Labour has pledged.A taskforce has recommended 12 locations in England for development, with three areas - ...

Rob England and Tom EdgingtonBBC VerifyGetty ImagesThe prime minister has made tackling illegal immigration and "restoring order" to the asylum system a priority for the government.Sir Keir Starmer has ...

Henry ZeffmanChief Political Correspondent, BBC News•@hzeffmanYOAN VALAT/EPA/ShutterstockThe Home Office has announced £100m in extra funding to crack down on illegal people-smuggling in the English Channel.The money will pay for ...

Tesla has said it will build cheaper cars and win approval for its self-driving software in Europe this year, as it tries to revive its struggling business.Elon Musk's electric ...

Alex Boyd & Lucy HookerBBC NewsWatch: Environment secretary 'furious' over water bill hikesThe number of times sewage is discharged by water companies will be halved by 2030, the environment ...

Getty ImagesThree young girls were murdered and 10 others seriously injured by Axel Rudakubana in Southport in July 2024The home secretary says a powerful new crime to target suspects ...

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterWatch Heidi Alexander "guarantees" electric vehicle costs will be loweredThe government will make it cheaper for people to buy an electric car, the transport secretary has told ...

Rob England and Tom EdgingtonBBC VerifyGetty ImagesThe prime minister has made tackling illegal immigration and "restoring order" to the asylum system a priority for the government.Sir Keir Starmer has ...

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has pledged "a massive testing and research effort" to determine the cause of autism in five months.Experts cautioned that finding the causes ...

The government says it will spend more than £2.6bn, over the next two years, to protect more homes and businesses in England from flooding - £250m more than previously ...

Making working people in Britain better off will be at the "forefront" of the chancellor's mind during her visit to China, the Treasury has said, following criticism of the ...

BBCKeir Starmer has outlined a "plan for change" in a speech and set targets in key areas.He said they were "measurable milestones that will also give the British people ...