Gary Gibbon , Political Editor

The government has been accused of a “bizarre and totally unjustified decision” – after rejecting compensation payments to women born in the 1950s who were not properly warned that their pension age was being increased – dubbed the WASPIs.

Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo –  who has links to Prince Andrew – has denied allegations that he is a spy.

More building will be allowed on the green belt under a major shake-up of the planning rules unveiled today by the Prime Minister.

Sir Keir Starmer, on a tour of the Gulf, said Assad’s departure was an opportunity for the country, but has warned that the fall of other brutal regimes in the past had resulted in violence not peace. 

The Prime Minister set out six missions for the government this morning, insisting that it would drive them forward to make the promised changes a reality.

The effort to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has cleared its first hurdle in parliament.

Tomorrow, MPs must decide which side to take in one of the most significant debates they will face in this parliament – whether to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults.

He was a giant of the Labour movement, famous for his working class roots, his refusal to play by any rules and for the time he once punched a protestor who lobbed an egg at him during an election trip to North Wales.

Thousands of miles away at the G20 summit in Brazil Sir Keir Starmer said Ukraine must be put in the strongest possible position to win.

Sir Keir Starmer has met President Xi at the G20 summit in Rio – saying he wants Britain to have a “serious and pragmatic” relationship with China.

From women bishops to same-sex marriage, Justin Welby spent his eleven years as head of the Church of England brokering compromises between deeply divided factions in the Anglican church. 

Downing Street has insisted that the Prime Minister would welcome a visit by Mr Trump to the UK, after Sir Keir Starmer described him as a “steadfast supporter” of the special relationship.

Sir Keir Starmer has said Britain and America will continue standing “shoulder to shoulder” after Trump’s election win.

University tuition fees in England are going up for the first time in eight years. From April, the government says they will rise by 3.1%, in line with inflation, to £9,535 a year – accompanied by an equivalent rise in maintenance loans. It’s good news for universities, who’ve been calling for a rise to stop…

After announcing the biggest increases in tax and spending for decades, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer have been explaining how the extra money will help the NHS.