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It comes after a Lib Dem MP said black English or Asian English should be specific options for respondents.

New technology would block the live-streaming of child sexual abuse on phones, tablets and laptops.

Party members withdrew from most of Wednesday's Senedd proceedings over Joe Martin's speaking ban.

Over £14m is available to be spent due to the cancellation of a new leisure centre in Bradford.

Baroness Casey criticises variability of services and fees charged to self-funders in England.

Thousands of messages seen by BBC show how a Chinese official sought details of sensitive political matters.

Over £14m is available to be spent due to the cancellation of a new leisure centre in Bradford.

Josh Babarinde's proposal is also supported by other MPs, including David Lammy and Sir James Cleverly.

Michael Marra said he wanted "solidarity, not separation" and accepted that "re-joining the EU won't be easy".

Conservative shadow minister Helen Whately says the system risks putting children on a "conveyor belt" towards a "lifetime on benefits".

Sales of essential goods such as hand sanitiser soar after the government called on households to be prepared for emergencies.

Shopping centre will 'make Wakefield the city to be in'

Kashim Chowdhury has been convicted of fraud after pocketing £284,000 of taxpayers' money over three years.

More people going to prison, and for longer, is why governments including the current one have had to release prisoners early.

The energy secretary says reducing bills is key to maintaining public support for climate action.

Kieran Kyle sent emails to the Tory party leader in which he made racist references, a court hears.

New petrol or diesel cars are due to be phased out by 2030 and by 2035 all new cars must be zero emission.

Lisa Nandy tells the BBC "many people" in the media industry have come forward to her.

The culture secretary confirms reports they could be in the list of platforms set to be banned next March.

The culture secretary says the UK rejoining the EU's study and work scheme will help honour wartime sacrifice.

The former Brexit negotiator says EU countries would reject any British attempts to follow economic rules "a la carte".

Sir Lindsay Hoyle urges action after a committee warns it is "crunch time" for the ailing building.

A post-Brexit deal on food standards has raised questions over the future naming of the classic British snack.

The prime minister says that Labour politicians courting the comedian a decade ago had not been aware of his crimes.

The government argues the change will help jobseekers and could help to prevent pay discrimination.

The Met Police chief used a speech to argue that the current policing system in England and Wales is "heading for failure" without urgent change.

Highland Council says the formula fails to take into consideration housing challenges it is facing.

Carl Johnson writes that "no foreigner" should be allowed to stand in elections.

Labour is weakening Margaret Thatcher's landmark housing policy. Will it really fix Britain's social housing woes?

Documents were published in March and June - but others were withheld because they were part of a police investigation.

New Zealanders will head to the polls on 7 November to elect a new government, with rising cost of living a key concern for voters.

Donald Trump "broke a promise" to the American electorate by launching the war, Reform UK leader adds.

Most analysts expected the increase from 3.75% to 4%.

The first minister has told Holyrood fossil fuels will be required "for some years to come".

The prime minister has said sanctions against Russia mean Putin will not attend the summit in November 2027.

The BBC spoke to voters from different states for their reaction to Democrats taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The big question for the British government is does defeat at home make it more likely that President Trump gets angrier abroad?

Watch: Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband play steel drums in Antigua

Speaking to BBC's Newscast, the foreign secretary says Britain cannot sweep its past "under the carpet".

The home secretary sets out plans to change requirements for permanent settlement in the UK.

The move comes as the prime minister begins talks about the UK issuing a formal apology for the slave trade in the next year.

At the heart of the debate around legal migration are contested notions of fairness, our political editor writes.

The prime minister has categorically ruled out an early general election, but it has not stopped speculation at Westminster.

BBC Verify examines how much the welfare system costs and the options the government could use to reduce it.

The chancellor talked of charting a new course for Britain, but the impact of Iran war has limited his options.

The point at which you start to pay tax, and the point where you tip into paying a higher rate of tax have been frozen for three more years.

Here’s what you need to know from John Healey’s first Budget, as the chancellor sets out the government’s tax and spending plans.

The chancellor has had to grapple with a mix of public finances and household finances being a mess.

The Chancellor is due to deliver his first Budget.

Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.