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Image caption Although never a close ally of Margaret Thatcher, he held key positions in her government Former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Prior has died at the age of 89. He served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland during the height of the Troubles in the early 1980s. Before …

Liberal Democrat Health spokesman, Norman Lamb, has called on the government to take urgent action over the crisis in social care funding. Spending has fallen by 9% in real terms over the past five years, with local government blaming cuts to their funding from central government.

Image copyright EPA Image caption Commuters were earlier warned not to travel on Tuesday by Southern Rail unions have been accused by the transport secretary of “having little interest” in resolving the Southern dispute as a bid to stop further strikes failed. Writing to MPs, Chris Grayling said officials were …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The UK becomes the first country to adopt an official definition for anti-Semitism Theresa May has accused the Labour Party of “turning a blind eye” towards anti-Semitism as she announced plans to help tackle hatred of Jewish people. The UK has adopted an international …

A British neo-Nazi movement is to become the first far-right group to be banned under terrorism laws in the UK. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said National Action was “a racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation”. An order laid in Parliament to proscribe the group – making it a criminal offence to …

A pilot accused of smuggling more than £2.4m of cocaine into the UK was arrested while sitting on a toilet with his trousers down, a jury heard. Dutch pilot John Buwalda and another man are accused of bringing the drug into Kent by light aircraft. Both have denied conspiracy to …

Image copyright Keith Brofsky Local authorities could be allowed to make a further increase in council tax to pay for social care. Ministers in England are discussing ways to invest more money into care services for the elderly and disabled. Lib Dem health spokesman Norman Lamb called for a cross-party …

Media captionArchive footage shows Ian McCaskill presenting the weather in the 1980s Former BBC weather forecaster Ian McCaskill has died aged 78, his daughter has confirmed. Kirsty McCaskill said her father had been living with dementia for the past five years and passed away on Saturday. She described him as …

Image copyright Family handout Image caption Police had asked for help to find Jodi Denton A 12-year-old girl has been found “safe and well” after going missing from her Gateshead home, Northumbria Police has said. Jodi Denton was reported missing in Ryton on Monday morning, but at about 21:00 GMT …

Image copyright Photoshot Image caption Grittenham Haulage owner Matthew Gordon is defending himself at Bristol Crown Court The owner of a lorry that crashed on a hill in Bath, killing four people, has admitted he was “partly to blame”. Matthew Gordon was asked by Bristol Crown Court prosecutors if he …