Michele CrossBBC South TodayPA MediaAbout 11.7 million UK employees were furloughed during the pandemicFive years on from the Covid lockdown, some of those who lost out financially are calling ...

The Conservatives say they will push for salary thresholds for all work visas to be raised to £38,700, by tabling changes to the government's immigration bill currently going through ...

PA MediaIan Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar were stabbed to death in June 2023The families of the Nottingham attack victims have said claims healthcare staff illegally accessed medical ...

PA MediaUK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is due to speak to European allies as he continues his efforts to reach an agreement on Ukraine.His Defence Secretary John Healey ...

Michael KeohanBBC Kent, political reporterSimon JonesBBC News, South EastA mayor in Calais has called on Sir Keir Starmer to visit the regionMayors in northern France have called on Sir ...

Mary McCoolBBC Scotland News'I won't be diverted by SNP rhetoric on Trump visit' - StarmerThe prime minister has dismissed calls from the SNP to scrap an unprecedented second state ...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterHouse of Commons/ReutersParliament should crack down on booing and jeering in the House of Commons to make debates more accessible, a committee of MPs has suggested."Antiquated" jargon ...

Jonathan BealeBBC Defence CorrespondentReutersHealey said Nato allies had "heard a clear message from the US" about stepping up defence spendingThere can be no negotiation "about Ukraine without Ukraine", the ...

Eleanor Shearwood & Riyah CollinsBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesCharli XCX has matched Chappell Roan's donation to a charity supporting artists A charity supporting artists' mental health says it's been "blown away" ...

An independent review should be carried out into the Police Service of Northern Ireland's (PSNI's) culture and recruitment of Catholic officers, the chair of the Catholic Police Guild has ...

Hotel chain Premier Inn has confirmed jobs will be lost as it moves its telephone reservation call centre from the UK to Egypt.Staff based at Houghton Hall Business Park ...

Paul KellyPaul Kelly, whose turkey business has previously been hit by bird flu, is among those calling for a vaccination scheme for poultryPoultry farmers are appealing to the government ...