BBCManjula Sood was described as "an inspiration" and "community leader"Tributes have been paid after the death of a councillor who became the UK's first female Asian lord mayor.Manjula Sood,...

Police leaders are set to recommend scrapping non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) in a review to be published next month.College of Policing chair Lord Herbert told the BBC a "sensible"...

The government's partial U-turn on what opponents dubbed the "farms tax" was a Christmas present for those who had campaigned against the imposition of 20% inheritance tax from next...

PA MediaAn investigation is to be carried out into whether Angela Constance misled parliamentScotland's justice secretary Angela Constance is to be investigated over whether she breached the ministerial code...

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said nearly 10 million people could see their democratic right to vote "ripped away" if proposed delays to some local elections in...

An end to puppy farming and a possible ban on the use of electric shock dog collars are promised as part of a new animal welfare strategy being launched...

Cyber security officials have confirmed they are aiding an investigation after a minister said the UK government had been hacked.Trade Minister Sir Chris Bryant said earlier that investigations were...

Becky Morton,Political reporterandDamian Grammaticas,Political correspondentGetty ImagesForeign nationals working as prison officers in the UK have been given a temporary exemption from new visa rules, following warnings some jails were...

Nigel Farage will not be investigated over claims Reform UK overspent on his campaign at the 2024 general election.Essex Police said it could not investigate the Clacton MP because...

Reform UK have pulled off a surprise victory in a council by-election in the ward of Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian - their first ever win in Scotland.BBC...

The UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme, the BBC understands, five years after announcing it would end its participation as part of a deal to leave the...

More UK families will "know what sacrifice for our nation means" as the nation seeks to deter a potential confrontation with Russia, the head of the military has said.Sir...