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Mark Zuckerberg apologised after being forced to appear at a senate hearing on social media safety, with the founder of Meta standing up to say 'i'm sorry' to families and children affected

Every single council bar one is expected to experience a real-terms cut in funding, with more than 200 authorities set to experience a reduction of more than 30%

Under a deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, ministers also will be given training on how to talk about the Good Friday Agreement after they displayed ignorance

The leader of Kent County Council told MPs that new post-Brexit biometric border checks could see queues of more than 14 hours - more than the current worse case scenario

Doug Barrowman, husband of Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone, refused to be grilled at his £5million embezzlement case in Santander, Spain, where he faces a five-year jail sentence

Tata Steels proposals were branded the 'bargain basement option' as bosses were hauled before MPs to defend plans to shut blast furnaces at its Port Talbot plant in south Wales

Ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon appeared emotional as she told the Covid Inquiry a 'large part of me wishes' not to have been Scottish First Minister during the pandemic

The Chancellor is understood to have told Cabinet colleagues that there will be less room for tax cuts in the Budget than there was in the autumn statement

Donald Trump is reportedly telling advisers he's "more popular" than Taylor Swift in the run-up to the presidential election over fears she'll back current POTUS Joe Biden

Criminals engaging in a range of online abuse, trolling and predatory behaviour face prosecution under the Online Safety Act which has created a range of new offences

Dame Andrea Leadsom said businesses will have to "adapt" after fears over the impact of post-Brexit checks - as polling showed 70% of Brits think Brexit damaged the economy

Patients can now be treated for a host of common illnesses at their local pharmacy instead of waiting for a GP appointment - freeing up ten million consultations a year. But is this really the answer to help our struggling general practices?

Concerns have been expressed before new post-Brexit rules come into force.

Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Angela Rayner said helping cash-strapped town halls was a priority and said she would stop forcing councils to bid against each other for cash

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, was hit with a second prison sentence in as many days today as he was given 14 years along with his wife over a corruption case

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been dropping hints that he would like to slash taxes in the Budget in March - but he has now issued a warning to top Tories clamouring for tax cuts

A poll of 2,000 18 to 26 year olds found that over half want to reverse Brexit, while the NHS, the environment and the economy are their top concerns ahead of the general election

Patients can now be treated for a host of common illnesses at their local pharmacy instead of waiting for a GP appointment in a new £645 million deal with NHS England

Victorian Upper House MP Georgie Purcell criticised TV news channel Nine News for allegedly doctoring an image of her in which her breasts appeared to have been enlarged

The International Monetary Fund's latest forecast shows the state of our country's finances after savage cuts

Businesses have a duty to make adjustments for disabled employees and job applicants under the Equalities Act 2010 yet companies have admitted they think adjustments are too costly

Billions of taxpayers’ money is lining landlords’ pockets instead of going on building new affordable homes - all while private renters are experiencing low standards

The Prime Minister was quizzed by ITV This Morning's Rylan Clark and Rochelle Humes on when viewers will next head to the ballot box as polls show the Tories trailing Labour

Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill will make history as Northern Ireland’s first Irish republican First Minister after the DUP agreed to return to power-sharing at Stormont

It comes as almost three million emergency food parcels were distributed last year by anti-poverty charity, The Trussell Trust