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So much for an end to chaos and sticking plaster politics.

Sir Keir Starmer's controversial welfare bill has passed its first hurdle in the Commons despite a sizeable rebellion from his MPs.

Labour's welfare reforms bill has passed, with 335 MPs voting in favour and 260 against.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an inmate was found dead inside his prison cell.

Angela Rayner is set to announce plans to build 180,000 new social homes in the next decade, as the government seeks to "turn the tide on the housing crisis".

Three managers at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

A man has been charged with murder and child destruction after the death of a pregnant woman in Northern Ireland.

Two people have been arrested after Palestine Action claimed to have blockaded the entrance of an Israeli defence company's UK headquarters.

The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far – while Europe has also faced extreme heat, and wildfires have raged in Turkey.

A seven-year-old girl who died after a tree partially collapsed at a park in Essex has been named.