Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "defeat the decline and division offered by others" in his new year message, as he insisted 2026 would see people feel...

Murdo MacLeodTressa Burke was informed she had been awarded an MBE on the day Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her BudgetThe head of a leading disability rights charity turned down...

Chris MasonPolitical editorBBCListen to Chris Mason read this article"It seems to be pretty rife!" So said Sir Keir Starmer before Christmas, when asked about speculation around his future as...

Alex KleidermanandHarry SekulichMOHAMED EL-RAAI/AFP via Getty ImagesBritish-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abd El Fattah has apologised for several of his old tweets that have resurfaced, as calls grow for him...

Henry Zeffman,Chief Political CorrespondentandNick Eardley,Political CorrespondentBBCThe Conservatives have called for a British-Egyptian activist to be deported and his UK citizenship to be revoked after social media messages emerged of...

The UK is to impose visa restrictions against people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal...

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...