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Kim Leadbeater speaking in the House of Commons

MPs vote to allow health staff to opt out of assisted dying process

The move is among several tweaks to the assisted dying bill which were debated by MPs.

9 hrs ago
Politics
A treated image of jigsaw puzzle where one piece with the UK flag is separated from the puzzle, and the rest of the pieces show the EU flag

Is Britain really inching back towards the EU?

The summit between the UK and EU on 19 May will be the first since Brexit - the very idea of it has polarised opinions

1 day ago
BBC InDepth
The Middlesex flag flying above 10 Downing Street in May 2023

No 10 should fly Middlesex flag, say Conservatives

The ensign had been flown over No 10 since 2022 to celebrate Middlesex Day on 16 May.

14 hrs ago
Politics

MPs call for year-long delay to farm inheritance tax

A cross-party committee says farmers have lost trust in the government over its policies.

1 day ago
Science & Environment

UK in talks to send failed asylum seekers abroad

Sir Keir Starmer wants to send asylum seekers overseas after their claims have been rejected in the UK.

1 day ago
Politics
A treated image of jigsaw puzzle where one piece with the UK flag is separated from the puzzle, and the rest of the pieces show the EU flag

Is Britain really inching back towards the EU?

The summit between the UK and EU on 19 May will be the first since Brexit - the very idea of it has polarised opinions

1 day ago
BBC InDepth
A still from a video showing a car on fire. do not use Christophe Frèrebeau as pic credit

Man in court over fires at homes and car linked to Starmer

Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych is charged in connection with blazes in north London linked to the prime minister.

14 hrs ago
Politics
Richard Tice in a suit and tie speaking into a BBC Radio 4 microphone, with the 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson' logo in the background."

UK can learn from low crime Dubai, says Reform's Tice

He says Dubai is not "perfect," but argues politicians should learn from countries "getting it right".

19 hrs ago
Politics
The Middlesex flag flying above 10 Downing Street in May 2023

No 10 should fly Middlesex flag, say Conservatives

The ensign had been flown over No 10 since 2022 to celebrate Middlesex Day on 16 May.

14 hrs ago
Politics
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with a drone operator as he is shown the procedures carried out by search teams as they check vehicles arriving in the ferry port from Italy in Tirana, Albania

Chris Mason: PM's Albania trip shows tricky path on migration

Keir Starmer chose a curious location to talk up his plan for hubs to host failed asylum seekers.

1 day ago
Europe
A static caravan or park home

PM urged to end 'legal theft' from park home owners

Site owners can currently take 10% of a park home's value when the owner sells up, on top of rent.

12 hrs ago
Politics
Kemi Badenoch speaking at Welsh Conservative conference in Llangollen, in front of a podium that says #FIXWALES in Welsh and English.

Tory leaders won't rule out Plaid and Reform deals

Neither Kemi Badenoch or Darren Millar rule out Welsh deals with Reform or Plaid Cymru.

9 hrs ago
Wales
Two homeless people rest on a street, one dressed in blue jeans and a pink hat, the other in a blue jacket

Rise in disabled people facing homelessness in England

Analysis of data also suggests the amount of social housing given to disabled people has gone down.

23 hrs ago
Politics
A man with short hair and a suit and tie

Councillor who said shoot Tories avoids suspension

Ieuan Williams made the "crass remark" at an internal council meeting in June 2023.

11 hrs ago
Wales

Features and analysis

Rachel Reeves wearing a purple suit, standing in front of a purple spiral logo

Faisal Islam: The UK's surprisingly strong growth may not be temporary

These figures provide an opportune moment for some optimism and a hard sell of the UK to the rest of the world.

1 day ago
Business
A blue sign reading 'UK border', with people waking underneath

Labour's immigration plans at a glance

The government says its proposals will reduce record levels of migration to the UK in recent years.

4 days ago
Politics
A photo of a crowd of people walking away from the camera. The BBC Verify colours are visible in the background of the image

What are the challenges facing the government's immigration plan?

The government has outlined plans to "significantly" cut immigration - what are the challenges it faces?

4 days ago
Politics
A group of five healthcare workers in conversation in a hospital. The three women and two men are wearing blue scrubs and ID badges.

How many people come to work and study in the UK?

The prime minister promises numbers will fall 'significantly' under new immigration rules.

3 days ago
Politics
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks in Downing Street, London, Britain, 12 May 2025. The prime minister's speech announced some of the proposals contained in the Government's Immigration White Paper.

Chris Mason: Starmer's robust language nods to immigration failures

The PM knows cutting immigration is crucial to his credibility, political editor Chris Mason writes.

4 days ago
Politics

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