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Green groups are calling on the PM to cancel the project - but how was the decision reached?

Leafleting and other political activities are "neither essential nor necessary", the government says.

Evidence suggests the coronavirus variant that emerged in the UK may be more deadly as well as spread faster.

Politicians drank alcohol at the Welsh Parliament while it was banned in pubs, a probe finds.

BBC correspondents look at why their local authorities are in trouble - and it isn't just Covid...

Thousands of files hacked from Scotland's environment watchdog appear on the "dark web" after it rejected a ransom demand.

A leaked document outlines plans to encourage people with Covid symptoms to get tested and stay home.

UK retailers may abandon goods EU customers want to return because it is cheaper than bringing them home.

The Japanese car maker has told the BBC its Sunderland plant is secure for the long term.

Ex-ministers have criticised the UK for downgrading the diplomatic status of the EU's ambassador.

Statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass are to be removed from the Guildhall in Moorgate.

Fines of £800 will be handed to anyone attending a house party of more than 15 people from next week.

The curbs may even continue until Easter, in an attempt to drive down Covid-19 case numbers.

Boris Johnson says England's measures will be reviewed once the priority groups have had the vaccine.

Suspicious files contacting Russian servers are thought to have been found on devices given to schools.

The government publishes its response to a public consultation on licence fee evasion.

The Court of Session is being asked to rule on whether a deal with the UK government is needed for a referendum.

The shadow chancellor claims her Tory counterpart has called the crisis wrong "time and again".

Northern Ireland's deputy first minister tells the BBC Joe Biden shares Sinn Féin's views on Brexit.

The Movement Assistance Scheme helps businesses with the cost of moving food and plant products.