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The government is not just looking at reforming the benefits system - it is preparing to put it at the heart of its economic agenda. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B5Y2DGE via IFTTT

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch appears to distance herself from Priti Patel's comments on immigration. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UXaY1MJ via IFTTT

The UK has set an ambitious goal to radically reduce carbon emissions by 2035. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HFCSJY8 via IFTTT

Rachel Reeves has said she would now support any expansion, despite previously opposing the plans. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Wc0IBid via IFTTT

An ex-Welsh Conservative leader has been warned he will be punished if he breaks Senedd rules again. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LHY2twI via IFTTT

The Resolution Foundation says the risk of the government breaking its own fiscal rules "remains on a knife edge". from BBC News https://ift.tt/o8hp4Y0 via IFTTT

The breeds show different reaction to clocks going back and forward, a study suggests. from BBC News https://ift.tt/S1Pm4jM via IFTTT

The chancellor is expected to make the announcement as part of a speech about growth on Wednesday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/y84QDZt via IFTTT

Scientists say the fires that engulfed Los Angeles were made 35% more likely due to climate warming. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zYpFwKL via IFTTT

Former Welsh Secretary David TC Davies says CV scanners rejected him over lack of a university degree. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UcGBPC0 via IFTTT

Labour has cut ties with the Muslim Council of Britain and bans ministers from engaging with the organisation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/miVfd5T via IFTTT

Restrictions on surplus cash in pension schemes could be eased to get more money into the economy. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VCoPpF7 via IFTTT

Official data show that 58 of those children were babies under the age of one. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yp8mcNx via IFTTT

HMS Agincourt has been renamed Achilles amid reports the defence ministry did not want to offend France. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xAfQ63I via IFTTT

Zara Mohammed tells BBC the difficulties she faced as she ends her time as Muslim Council of Britain leader. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YSX5Hgh via IFTTT

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump spent 45 minutes on the phone over the weekend. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TEKmiOa via IFTTT

The conversation comes after the president praised Sir Keir for doing a "very good job" as prime minister. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MVxw489 via IFTTT

The prime minister says while we remember the six million Jewish victims "we must also act". from BBC News https://ift.tt/3Hqbu48 via IFTTT

The health secretary says Reform UK has a "poverty of ambition" for the UK that Labour "utterly rejects". from BBC News https://ift.tt/5gztHpY via IFTTT

The chancellor raised taxes in the Budget - but now she wants to get rid of barriers to business. Why the change of focus? from BBC News https://ift.tt/wYt7Nm6 via IFTTT

Westminster's drinking culture is in the spotlight after a bar was closed over an alleged spiking incident. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0vNPafk via IFTTT

Leadbeater says her bill to legalise assisted dying has exposed her to unprecedented levels of "nastiness". from BBC News https://ift.tt/7SfE2iN via IFTTT

Parliamentary standards body says the last election saw an "almost-unprecedented" staff turnover. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KfCkAzZ via IFTTT

The government wants to cut the number of legal challenges to infrastructure projects. from BBC News https://ift.tt/01Ewo35 via IFTTT

The jobs are the first the former Conservative leader has taken since he returned to the backbenches. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Q18C0Ob via IFTTT

Commons leader Lucy Powell says she is open to debate about bars in Parliament but they serve a purpose. from BBC News https://ift.tt/h4e2tGq via IFTTT

The government says the industry must find ways to clear the explosives without disrupting marine life. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8vwNoDn via IFTTT

Questions continue over why UK authorities did not publish key details about Axel Rudakubana earlier than they did. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ia4teMf via IFTTT

Marcus Bokkerink is leaving as the government signals it is serious about growth, the BBC understands. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4tIKZcv via IFTTT

Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots said MLAs had a "very loose interpretation of smart". from BBC News https://ift.tt/FSDcdU9 via IFTTT

A new suite of AI tools for civil servants are named 'Humphrey' after the scheming character. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7P6coeS via IFTTT

The White House announces a "national energy emergency" to reverse US climate regulations and boost oil and gas. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tVv6Tkj via IFTTT

The prime minister and the new president of the United States are rather different characters. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZDgiOCb via IFTTT

Unionist parties requested to have the brake pulled to stop incoming EU rules on packaging and labelling of chemicals. from BBC News https://ift.tt/10C4V6d via IFTTT

On security and on the economy, Westminster feels both worry and hope as Donald Trump heads back to the White House. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eaEMjTG via IFTTT

The UK has banned European vessels from catching the silvery fish species in its North Sea waters but the EU is challenging the move. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ro8q0sc via IFTTT

Sir Keir Starmer sends his congratulations to Donald Trump ahead of the US presidential inauguration. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pZSTDFG via IFTTT

The former Labour leader and former shadow chancellor will voluntarily attend a police station. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6oHUXhu via IFTTT

Darren Jones, the chancellor's second-in-command, is confident UK-US trading relationships could be deepened. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FCy5jEM via IFTTT

India is only the fourth country in the world with such technology after United States, Russia and China. from BBC News https://ift.tt/G8imKWp via IFTTT

Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CndRZvE via IFTTT

Pigs, donkeys and even a mini cow named Cuddles found a temporary home after the LA fires. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dspyfbG via IFTTT

Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tDeAHvl via IFTTT

Sanctions were introduced after the Crimea annexation in 2014 and the wider invasion of Ukraine in 2022. from BBC News https://ift.tt/n4XHbOg via IFTTT

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GnNRByA via IFTTT

The deal is seen as a show of support for Ukraine, days before Donald Trump re-enters the White House. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TXWeBHE via IFTTT

Sir Ed will argue the move is needed to deal with the incoming Trump presidency in the US. from BBC News https://ift.tt/o3el4ku via IFTTT

A parliamentary researcher reported her drink had been tampered with at 6.30pm on Tuesday 7 January. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ygLfpW1 via IFTTT

Paid leave should be extended to parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks, a report by MPs says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WALhcM3 via IFTTT

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a report backed by several peers has stated. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dKvB3h5 via IFTTT

Helen Pitcher "jumped as she was pushed", a government source said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Op9Q4HS via IFTTT

The chancellor says she is "under no illusion" about the challenge facing UK public finances. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ps0yH68 via IFTTT

The Tory leader has been calling for a fresh inquiry into grooming gangs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5mZKDHF via IFTTT

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are the duo that best personify the Labour project of the 2020s. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MEPOkeL via IFTTT

Ms Sturgeon says she and the former SNP chief executive have been separated for "some time". from BBC News https://ift.tt/iYGVPaE via IFTTT

HSBC boss Michael Ellam was an adviser to Gordon Brown and now has rejoined government. from BBC News https://ift.tt/p8stcbu via IFTTT

Leading tech firms are said to have committed £14bn towards the project, which could create more than 13,000 jobs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0aqUd1M via IFTTT

Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/E48cPao via IFTTT

Peter Kyle responds after Mark Zuckerberg confirms changes to how content on Meta is monitored. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HSUKGyV via IFTTT

In an exclusive interview, Ian Russell tells the BBC that he believes there is "no real movement" within government on online safety. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rkzyxgw via IFTTT

The Kenyan villagers surprised by falling satellite debris heralding a new year full of surprises. from BBC News https://ift.tt/j8iHd95 via IFTTT

The Tory leader's call follows allegations about properties linked to her family in Bangladesh. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nNpxteP via IFTTT

Activists gathering at a regional conference assess whether the US billionaire could help or hinder the party. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tZLjNwV via IFTTT

It follows criticism of the chancellor's trip which comes at a time of economic unease as UK borrowing costs rise. from BBC News https://ift.tt/e2oSK79 via IFTTT

A group of councillors in Derbyshire say the party "has lost its sense of direction" under Farage's leadership. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rbI42kT via IFTTT

Three women whose lives were ruined by historical child abuse want the PM to come and meet survivors. from BBC News https://ift.tt/r2f38Ig via IFTTT

Government borrowing costs have hit their highest level for several years - what does it mean for you? from BBC News https://ift.tt/dgaWLGO via IFTTT

Last year was the world's warmest on record, bringing temperatures above a politically symbolic milestone. from BBC News https://ift.tt/937ekTW via IFTTT

The foreign secretary talks up UK-US relations - but clear divisions with the incoming president remain. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BEPtAIH via IFTTT

The former health secretary has been giving evidence at the Thirlwall Inquiry into the nurse's crimes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zXofj6m via IFTTT

Sir David Davis claims case notes reveal that the conviction of Lucy Letby was based on flawed evidence. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Ap76hPl via IFTTT

The councils want to delay votes to explore new plans to redesign local government in England. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5RqrPbk via IFTTT

The planned measures will target the finances of illegal smuggling networks, the Home Office says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WiMnXLb via IFTTT

The sanctions affect neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, linked to the skinhead music scene. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cWxw1Jk via IFTTT

The BBC's Analysis Editor looks at Elon Musk's involvement in politics outside the US. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Bp5PMaZ via IFTTT

It comes after the Treasury minister was named in an anti-corruption probe in the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bqGHBfz via IFTTT

Professor Alexis Jay responds to calls for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XJTPcQU via IFTTT

Wind provided more electricity than ever last year across England, Wales and Scotland. from BBC News https://ift.tt/L0WDB59 via IFTTT

The home secretary says those who fail to report child sexual abuse could face criminal sanctions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2pcXlWs via IFTTT

The prime minister has come under attack from Elon Musk over his record as director of public prosecutions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0Qq2B8D via IFTTT

A campaign group led by Prof Alexis Jay also warns against "politicising" sexual violence. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZyFafMu via IFTTT

Another year in Westminster has gotten off to an explosive start after the tech billionaire's intervention. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8fZpFaP via IFTTT

Campaigners, politicians and zoo managers disagree on where Wikie and her son Keijo should be sent. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KsA1GFo via IFTTT

She was the first ever female Welsh Lib Dem to hold ministerial office at Westminster. from BBC News https://ift.tt/j4gd3Hh via IFTTT

Wes Streeting says his cabinet colleague has "done more than most people ever do" to fight grooming gangs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Jk5Dv9y via IFTTT

With new financial backers and a rapidly growing base, Reform UK seems to have momentum, but will it stay? from BBC News https://ift.tt/Q1cfaPK via IFTTT

The tech billionaire has used his X platform to heavily criticise the UK government and individual ministers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/d5fb4ST via IFTTT

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has voiced support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson. from BBC News https://ift.tt/10kJ9GS via IFTTT

Politicians are navigating how to deal with the social media presence of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hYITebF via IFTTT

A headline-grabbing whale that pushed its calf's dead body for 17 days in 2018 appears to be grieving again. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3yjOPmQ via IFTTT

Financial problems at battery maker Northvolt have shaken hopes for Sweden's green industry sector. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HNkM2jF via IFTTT

Climate change caused 41 additional days of dangerous heat and extreme weather, say scientists. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NtdmFpv via IFTTT

The business and trade select committee says the schemes are so poorly designed, the application process is like a second trial. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Tumsydb via IFTTT

Police are dismissing women's experiences and failing to properly investigate, BBC is told. from BBC News https://ift.tt/W2BlrF3 via IFTTT

The new year starts with a 1% increase in domestic gas and electricity prices under Ofgem's price cap. from BBC News https://ift.tt/K3rYoc8 via IFTTT

About 200 footprints made by dinosaurs 166 million years ago have been unearthed in a quarry in Oxfordshire. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iRlKtTb via IFTTT

Researchers say new DNA research could shed new light on what history books say about ancient Britain. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9ZYzMcK via IFTTT