A bill which sparked an extraordinary stand-off between some of the UK's most high-profile artists - and their backers in the House of Lords - has finally been passed.Peers ...

Glenn CampbellBBC Scotland Political EditorBBCFirst Minister John Swinney has said he will not support a bill which would allow assisted dying in Scotland.Legislation to allow terminally-ill people to take ...

Jonny ManningBBC News, North East and CumbriaHandoutLayton Carr, 14, died after a fire broke out at an industrial estate in GatesheadThe family of 14-year-old Layton Carr, who died at ...

PA MediaLiam McArthur said the minimum age at which people should be eligible is 18The MSP hoping to make assisted dying legal in Scotland says he will raise the ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesA series of essential household bills are rising at the start of April, with warnings that single parents are among the hardest hit.Water bills, ...

Joao SantosLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceAlice CunninghamBBC News, SuffolkJoao Santos/LDRSKatie Chappell feared the charity would not be able to help as many people due to the National Insurance hikeA charity ...

Rising levels of mental ill health are causing the UK welfare bill to balloon, new economic research suggests.More than half of the rise in 16 to 64-year-olds claiming disability ...

Paul Hughes is to headline a bill at SSE Arena in Belfast on 10 May with a special homecoming bout.Belfast will be the first of four cities in 2025 ...

Danielle CoddBusiness reporterBBCTom says he worries constantly about how he's going to pay to make his building safeFlat owners are being hit with huge bills for fire safety work ...

Metropolitan Police/PA WireCCTV captured two people on a moped snatching a phone on a street in LondonPolice will be given new powers to search homes without a warrant for ...

Thames Water has launched an appeal to allow it to increase bills by more than the regulator wants to permit.The UK's largest utility company is calling on the competition ...

Maxine Collins/BBCIt's towards the end of our interview that Bill Gates reveals new numbers on how much his charitable Foundation has now spent in its efforts to combat preventable ...