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A damning National Audit Office report outlines the scale of delays hitting checks, which Labour said was "a stinging rebuke from the independent watchdog"

The Labour leader has used a party political broadcast to share his experience of growing up - as he vows to restore 'confidence about this country, the British people, and everything that we can achieve together'

Recruitment firms are offering nurses £40 an hour to cross the picket line ahead of a two-day walk out, despite Downing Street saying for months there is no extra cash

Jamie Rees, 18, suffered an unexplained cardiac arrest at a friend’s house in the early hours of New Year’s Day last year and passed away despite his friends' desperate attempts to save him

Downing Street has revealed that £4,175 of public money was spent on the higgledy-piggledy lectern that was specially made for Liz Truss, before she was forced to quit

The Government will publish draft legislation setting out its plans for a ban on conversion therapy, which forces people to change or deny their sexuality

The Prime Minister has only had a brief stint in Downing Street so far but he has already U-turned on major pledges made during the Tory leadership campaign

Gillian Keegan's comments came after the UK Government triggered the 'nuclear option' and blocked the landmark gender reforms passed by the Scottish Parliament in December 2022

The Prime Minister caved to Tory pressure on the Online Safety Bill after an amendment to make tech chiefs criminally liable if they do not block minors from seeing damaging content garnered dozens of signatures

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid read and commented on the fresh statement from Jeremy Clarkson for his condemned newspaper column on Meghan Markle

Carrick joins Wayne Couzens, the Met officer who kidnapped, raped and then murdered Sarah Everard as she walked home in London, as one of the worst criminals in the history of the force

Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner branded the Government's controversial Strikes (Minimum Services) Bill 'irrational and so insulting' as protesters gathered outside Downing Street during a tense debate

The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon described the move on Monday evening as a 'full-frontal attack on our democratically elected Scottish Parliament'

The NEU, the UK's largest teaching union, voted for rolling walkouts from February 1 to March 16 in England and Wales. See the full list of strike dates below

MPs were told doubt has been cast on the timing of his death - and that his corpse could be "destroyed" unless his family cooperated with Iranian authorities

The shamed former Prime Minister - who was ousted in July after a massive rebellion by his own MPs - has signed a lucrative book deal with HarperCollins Publishers

The Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that if the UK Government uses Section 35 of the Scotland Act to block the landmark reforms it would be showing 'complete contempt' for Holyrood

Weather experts say further frost and ice risks are expected over the next few nights - so will you be wrapping up warm or reaching for the thermostat? Or maybe both?

Labour leader Keir Starmer said police already have the powers to tackle groups like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, and called on No10 to talk to chief constables to clarify what they can do

It was a tough start to Dancing on Ice for Love Island reigning champ Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, who landed in the bottom two as boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti watched on

Sex Pistols star John Lydon – best known by his stage name Johnny Rotten – has released a Eurovision bid song representing Ireland, which is dedicated to his wife, who has Alzheimer’s

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid as they discussed the looming possibility of nurse strikes this year with guest journalists Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire

The economy crash, the NHS crisis, Covid and the invasion of Ukraine don’t explain why we’re doing worse than similar nations, so Rishi Sunak will struggle to escape the grave

Neil Parish resigned after other MPs spotted him watching explicit videos but says he has 'unfinished business' and would still consider running in the next election

The Living Wage Foundation believes lifting the pay of tens of thousands of care workers could encourage more staff into the sector, relieving pressure on the health service