Political claims, statements and decisions examined against the available evidence.
The Treasury has launched an independent review of business rates valuations for pubs and hotels, but any resulting changes are expected to feed into the 2029 revaluation.
The Government has told social media platforms to remove content celebrating dangerous driving after seven people died in a collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said Britain must be bolder in seeking closer ties with the European Union as he and António Costa called for a step change in relations.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has travelled to Kyiv on his first overseas visit as PM as Britain backs plans to assemble long-range SCALP missiles in Ukraine.
Reform UK has proposed giving British-born workers under 35, young families and veterans greater priority for social housing while pledging 50,000 affordable homes a year.
Britain, Australia and Canada have condemned Israel’s decision not to pursue criminal investigations into the 2024 strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers.
The UK borrowed £1.8 billion in July, £2.3 billion more than the OBR expected, adding to the pressure on Chancellor John Healey before October's Budget.
Labour's Abbas Hussain has won the Leen Valley by-election in Nottingham, defeating Nottingham People's Alliance candidate Parveen Begum by 166 votes.
Reform UK's Josh Kirkwood has won the Harraby South by-election in Carlisle, taking the Cumberland Council seat from Labour by 91 votes.
Liberal Democrat Ian Pele Taylor has won the St Neots Eynesbury by-election, taking the Huntingdonshire Council seat from Reform UK by 377 votes.
Labour's John Roberts has won the Penistone East by-election with 1,728 votes, taking the Barnsley Council seat from Reform UK by a majority of 933.
Sue Gray has described her experience as Keir Starmer’s Downing Street chief of staff as “unbearable”, citing internal briefings and a breakdown of trust.