The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.

Bank of England deputy governor Clare Lombardelli said inflation would be brought down by measures cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares.

A legal challenge over plans for a second runway at Gatwick Airport will be heard over four days.

An executive order freezing all wind energy projects - both on land and sea - has been struck down by a US judge.

One hundred MPs voted for and 100 against the Liberal Democrats' bill, which would require the UK to begin talks with the EU for a new customs union.