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Sunday's summit of European leaders in London, to be attended by Ukraine's leader, is shaping up to be crucial, the BBC's political editor writes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PKTEYNk via IFTTT

A statement from No 10 confirms he spoke with both and "retains unwavering support for Ukraine". from BBC News https://ift.tt/EJGsyue via IFTTT

Watch: Decoding the PM's meeting with Donald Trump from BBC News https://ift.tt/Zl96CVP via IFTTT

A surprise letter from King Charles III to a possible trade deal - the key moments from Starmer's visit to the White House. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cSs24bG via IFTTT

The UK has offered Trump an effective veto on the deal because of its implications for US security. from BBC News https://ift.tt/I3MOtba via IFTTT

Sir Sadiq Khan launches a growth plan to increase productivity and create jobs in London. from BBC News https://ift.tt/H24dunv via IFTTT

A government-commissioned review is expected to call for content showing women being choked during sex to be illegal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KboNTQD via IFTTT

The PM stresses the importance of US help but Trump suggests responsibility lies with Europe. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pOi16Wd via IFTTT

David Lammy says the UK "a shared military and intelligence interest" with the US in the territory. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZqOurKQ via IFTTT

Covid inquiry says hearings into the firm, led by Michelle Mone's husband, must be held in closed session. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6ZTU7f8 via IFTTT

A decision is expected later this week on whether Gatwick airport has won permission to expand its operations. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2Pbyikw via IFTTT

An MP says farmers face "ongoing mistreatment" including being dropped by retailers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uU3gbMV via IFTTT

The five largest parties in England were due to meet this week - but the BBC has learned the talks have been cancelled. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nDfNCKx via IFTTT

Kevin Towill has become the party's sole representative in the council chamber. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eWl4Li2 via IFTTT

What could happen when Sir Keir Starmer visits the White House next Thursday? from BBC News https://ift.tt/8OsZrLm via IFTTT

Bridget Phillipson says the US thawing diplomatic ties with Putin "brought Russians to the table". from BBC News https://ift.tt/meAizkf via IFTTT

The prime minister called Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for the second time in four days. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XGIBZ9y via IFTTT

New legislation being introduced to Parliament next week seeks to criminalise the practices. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CDdeTG3 via IFTTT

Trump's criticisms come as the UK and French leaders prepare to visit the White House next week. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dNqGj7t via IFTTT

The Scottish Labour leader refused to say if transwomen should be automatically excluded from female-only spaces. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ER4grX6 via IFTTT

Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned from Gaza on Thursday, was a campaigner for peace and had many Palestinian friends. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WvalSts via IFTTT

Sir Nick Carter says "others are going to have to step up to the plate" if the US does not want to. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Bbmn0sa via IFTTT

When Sir Keir Starmer touches down in Washington next week, he will be treading a fine diplomatic line. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tYM5vsV via IFTTT

Some venues said they were at risk of "imminent threat of sale of collections or closure". from BBC News https://ift.tt/dIexWXg via IFTTT

Consultation seeks views on an elected mayor to lead a combined Norfolk and Suffolk authority. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eMwJXDo via IFTTT

The prime minister spoke to Zelensky on the phone and expressed support for "Ukraine's democratically elected leader". from BBC News https://ift.tt/bg0Rjyx via IFTTT

A report from the Commons' women and equalities committee says age discrimination is widespread. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jb9wmux via IFTTT

Retailers must report suspicious purchases and there will be tougher sentences for selling to under-18s. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zYeZ6Mj via IFTTT

It comes as 2,500 UK troops take part in Nato's largest exercise this year near Ukraine's border. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tEn1jwG via IFTTT

A march in Manchester sees calls for mayor Andy Burnham to back a statutory child abuse inquiry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nAEmXRL via IFTTT

The independent review says successive governments made "knee jerk" decisions to issue longer prison sentences. from BBC News https://ift.tt/H6wPADr via IFTTT

The UK's largest water and waste company was set to run out of money by the end of March. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C9gTX5J via IFTTT

Some 147 signatories of a letter say the recently-implemented rule will "breed division and distrust". from BBC News https://ift.tt/4Q5JByD via IFTTT

Sir Keir Starmer says the figure is a "shot in the arm", but "the job isn't done" to bring down waiting lists. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ech4q2U via IFTTT

Lord Dannatt says up to 40,000 UK troops would be needed for such a mission and "we just haven't got that number available". from BBC News https://ift.tt/cOrETW2 via IFTTT

US President Donald Trump is set to impose 25% taxes on steel entering America "without exceptions". from BBC News https://ift.tt/F0LyeP4 via IFTTT

The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at 90 hospitals. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wJ6cl3E via IFTTT

Senior figures defended the chancellor after we revealed her expenses were investigated before she was an MP. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QNDITBk via IFTTT

They say the US should re-evaluate its cyber-security partnership with the UK unless the "dangerous" request is withdrawn. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0zfuJae via IFTTT

The PM reaffirms the UK will back Ukraine's "irreversible path" to joining NATO in a call with Volodymyr Zelensky. from BBC News https://ift.tt/s2tjNeM via IFTTT

A BBC investigation found the now chancellor was subject to an expenses complaint when working at HBOS. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4LlCywY via IFTTT

BBC News has learnt that there was an expenses investigation into Rachel Reeves, and two other senior managers, when she worked at HBOS. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MG9gF8y via IFTTT

UK Defence Secretary John Healey says there can be no negotiation on Ukraine without Ukraine. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OkLaJeI via IFTTT

Deputy leader Richard Tice argues net-zero policies are to blame for higher energy bills in the UK. from BBC News https://ift.tt/m98XI0y via IFTTT

The programme's handling of Sir David Amess's killer was “sub-optimal”, a review says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1G6m9gy via IFTTT

The family won an appeal to come to the UK, after originally applying through a scheme for Ukrainians. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JagAelD via IFTTT

The Housing Ministry says £350m will unlock an extra 2,800 affordable homes across England. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0gcx4Fe via IFTTT

Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RU8lImi via IFTTT

In his first day on the job, Lord Peter Mandelson says "we have to respect and understand what drives" the US president. from BBC News https://ift.tt/O4XjB9W via IFTTT

MPs are holding a debate in the House of Commons on Labour's plans to overhaul border measures. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mQD7B8c via IFTTT

Parliament's expenses watchdog says the rise is in line with pay rises in the broader public sector. from BBC News https://ift.tt/m2bzNHR via IFTTT

The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire. from BBC News https://ift.tt/P1RVUQn via IFTTT

It comes ahead of the second reading of the Government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zbtWL3m via IFTTT

Burnley MP Oliver Ryan says his comments in the group were "completely unacceptable". from BBC News https://ift.tt/jxtiWc6 via IFTTT

Former coal workers say many are dying of old age and respiratory illness as they wait for payments. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZmAQUNC via IFTTT

The deputy PM tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that she doesn't feel she was "aggressive" during the meeting. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cOuqjs3 via IFTTT

Drax, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood from. from BBC News https://ift.tt/w52MXUr via IFTTT

Gwynne apologises for the "badly misjudged" messages and is suspended as a Labour party member. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jaBTmzp via IFTTT

As Peter Mandelson takes up the role of ambassador to the US, No 10 is determined the UK builds a strong relationship with Donald Trump. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0wYPmjd via IFTTT

Data centres can use vast quantities of water to cool them - but it's not clear where it will come from. from BBC News https://ift.tt/juED1rR via IFTTT

Zia Yusuf tells the BBC's Political Thinking podcast Johnson would not be welcome to join Reform UK. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fExA4Wt via IFTTT

The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GuRhT9Q via IFTTT

Ministers hope new nuclear power stations will be keeping lights on by 2032. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CPO0kF5 via IFTTT

The process of loosening rules on where reactors could be built began under the previous government. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vGUlf4W via IFTTT

The Conservative leader speaks to the BBC after she told party staff they needed to do better. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nlVLxjp via IFTTT

The Conservative leader says people shouldn't be able to apply for citizenship for at least 15 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8HkXqBl via IFTTT

Grenfell Tower is to be demolished, Angela Rayner tells a meeting with bereaved relatives and survivors. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1eqpwhb via IFTTT

The money will be spent on projects ranging from tidal barriers and flood walls to nature-based solutions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DsC3c0P via IFTTT

Andrew Parsons appears before MPs, after fans slammed his company's "dynamic pricing" of Oasis tickets. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sQJw7g0 via IFTTT

Labour politician Lord Doug Hoyle died surrounded by his family in April, aged 98. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IZaqdbc via IFTTT

He was an MP until the 2024 general election when Labour's candidate secured victory. from BBC News https://ift.tt/u4F2ZrR via IFTTT

Leonie Miller was invited to coach the then-opposition leader on his response to Johnson's Brexit deal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mkR1KPC via IFTTT

The government has allowed six areas to bypass the usual 5% cap on council tax increases. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LUHZ6da via IFTTT

How might the UK be affected by Trump's tariffs, even if they are not imposed on the UK? from BBC News https://ift.tt/wQ09Ngf via IFTTT

Jane Dodds says she will continue as leader despite criticism of her time in the Church of England. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yOIjT9w via IFTTT

NI leaders give their verdict on progress one year after the restoration of devolution at Stormont. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uwmo8cT via IFTTT

Are solar panel fields and giant pylons the price of energy decarbonisation by 2030? - Panorama investigates. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VX8rqO2 via IFTTT

The trip is part of what the PM calls a "reset" between the UK and the European Union. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PNDcWod via IFTTT

Critics say merging smaller councils will make it harder for independents to be elected. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KPxFLfE via IFTTT

Nigel Farage holds a rally in North West Essex as his party targets Kemi Badenoch's seat. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wSaUjD1 via IFTTT

Yvette Cooper says the UK will make it illegal to own AI tools to make images of child sexual abuse. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2gnuKWG via IFTTT

Sir Ed Davey calls for PM to use meeting with EU leaders to "fire the starting gun" on new trade deal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6mdTu0S via IFTTT