Reform insisted the advert featuring clips of a speech by the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar was not racist.

Ministers accept recommended pay awards above the 2.8% they previously budgeted for.

But the justice secretary says she rejects recommendations for earlier releases of the most serious offenders.

Government borrowing hit £20.2bn in April, leading analysts to say the prospect of tax rises later this year is increasing.

The landmark sentencing review calls for fewer custodial sentences and earlier prison releases.

The ONS says the yearly decline in net migration is the biggest numerical drop on record.

BBC Verify examines key areas which the government has promised to make improvements

Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax income - was £20.2bn, up £1bn from April last year.

The work and pensions secretary says welfare changes are "never easy and rarely popular".

The deputy prime minister's department sent the note before the Spring Statement.

An agreement to hand over the islands from the UK to Mauritius had been expected to be signed on Thursday.

The landmark sentencing review calls for fewer custodial sentences and earlier prison releases.

Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

A year on from the election, the government needs to demonstrate delivery to claw back some popularity.

New figures show a fall in net migration. But still, Labour will struggle to soothe public concern, writes our senior correspondent Allan Little.

The US and UK will maintain a key military base on the island for 99 years, under the multi-billion pound deal.

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Unite accuses Birmingham City Council of failing to meet a promised deadline to present a pay offer.