In one of his first moves as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has announced that VAT will be cut from household electricity bills, as part of his pledge to help ...

The social care system in England - which is delivered mainly by independent providers rather than the NHS - is widely perceived as underfunded and unfair.Public funding is means ...

It was clear then, as we reported at the time, that this was unlikely to be the end of the matter – and so it proved. The elections in ...

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While older people are most likely to vote, it is younger generations who feel the most short changed. With house prices rising more slowly than earnings, purchasing a home ...

Sir Keir Starmer is on his way to Beijing, making the first trip to China by a British prime minister since 2018.He is due to meet President Xi Jinping ...

Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBCWho is in charge? You might think the answer should be obvious."This government should be walking on water, there should be nothing it can't ...

Hannah RitchieBBC News, SydneyGetty ImagesIt is compulsory for Australians to vote on election day - and many will queue for a customary sausage in breadOn 3 May Australians will ...

Ben King and Robin Levinson KingBBC NewsReporting fromLondon, UK and Toronto, CanadaWatch: Key moments on Mark Carney’s journey from banker to Canada's PMThe former Bank of England boss, Mark ...

PAHarold Wilson led the country on two separate occasions, in the 1960s and 1970sFormer Prime Minister Harold Wilson agreed late in life to sell his entire archive of personal ...

Just nowBy Megan Bonar, BBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesThe new prime minister announced the visit at a news conference at Downing Street on SaturdaySir Keir Starmer is due to visit Scotland later ...

2 days agoBy Tom Richardson, BBC NewsbeatNintendo"It's dangerous to go alone!" - Nintendo heroine Zelda will be going solo in Echoes of Wisdom Nintendo has announced that Princess Zelda is to ...