Politics News
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Michael Gove: Covid immunity passports ‘not the plan’
The cabinet office minister says the government's priority is to get vaccines "effectively rolled out".
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UK climate targets too low, economists say
The prime minister's recent climate plan won’t do enough to curb UK emissions, an analysis says.
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Brexit: Will the borders be ready?
With one month to go until the end of transition, we look at the challenges to come on the UK's borders.
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Corbyn floats plan for windfall tax on tech firms to fund journalism
Firms like Google may have to pay for public interest journalism coverage, Labour leader will say.
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Child passport renewal error hits hundreds
The 10-year-old error affects children born in the UK to parents from eight EU countries.
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Bequests to Tories twice as large as income from members
The party received £1.6m in people's wills last year, twice as much as members paid in subscriptions.
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Puppy and kitten sales at pet shops set to be banned
The ban would prevent pet shops and dealers selling puppies and kittens less than six months old.
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Councils' care spending spirals as other services cut
The rising cost of children's and adult services is threatening councils' financial viability.
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Scots tax and spend figures to be published
The Scottish government's Gers figures have been a key battleground in the independence debate.
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Foreign Secretary 'deeply shocked' by Yemen bus attack
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was deeply shocked by an airstrike that killed dozens of Yemeni children.
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In full: Dominic Raab on Brexit talks
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab speaks to the BBCs Ben Wright about progress in negotiations with the EU.
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Brexit: Continuous talks to try to resolve differences
The EU and UK negotiators say gaps remain after the latest talks and the process must speed up.