Police in London detain dozens of people and confiscate placards under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000

PM also announces first safe and legal route for ‘genuine asylum seekers’ who have not tried to cross Channel

Heidi Alexander says new tactic of slashing people smugglers’ boats will discourage dangerous journeys

Many feel counter-terrorism policies and brazen Islamophobia have increased hostility and isolation experience by community

Exclusive: Former Met officer Neil Basu says there is link between UK foreign policy and radicalisation, and atrocity did lasting damage to race relations

After an internal welfare bill rebellion and excluded Labour figures regrouping, the PM is forced to realise the left may have never gone away

Officers arrest protesters day after direct action group banned as terrorist organisation

Government under pressure on issue after stories of asylum seekers working illegally as takeaway delivery riders

After an internal welfare bill rebellion and excluded Labour figures regrouping, the PM is forced to realise the left may have never gone away

Watch video of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel in a rare and unusual intervention, which police have made clear is not a new tactic.

Exclusive: chancellor says she never considered resigning and warns ‘there are costs’ to welfare bill U-turn

Group will become first direct action protest group to be banned under Terrorism Act after unsuccessful action

Sultana lost the whip last year and says new formation will include other independent MPs, activists and campaigners

Minister argues move will not impinge on people’s right to protest but critics call it ‘grave abuse of state power’

Ofgem approves investment amid push by government to expand UK’s renewables sector

Immigration speech was criticised for echoing Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ rhetoric

The MP for Ilford North pledges to work

If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney

Labour makes funding centrepiece of its industrial strategy in bid to counter Reform’s surge in so-called red wall

Prime minister says Iran’s nuclear programme is a ‘grave threat to international security’

The Foreign Office says it is in contact with Cypriot authorities after the arrest.

Assisted dying bill will pass to the Lords after MPs vote to accept it, with 314 votes to 291

Home secretary plans to proscribe group that broke into Brize Norton, effectively branding it a terrorist organisation

The home secretary will move to proscribe the Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, the BBC understands.

Exclusive: On eve of Commons vote, MP says legislators may not get another chance to ‘do the right thing’ for 10 years

Transport secretary will also accuse Conservatives of wasting billions on project with poor management

Exclusive: Whipps Cross hospital objected to fruit that is symbol of Palestine amid censorship of flag

Military assets to provide ‘contingency support’ as PM repeats call for de-escalation after Iran’s retaliatory strikes

Disclosure comes as calm weather and fuller boats leading to more Channel arrivals, Home Office says

Disclosure comes as calm weather and fuller boats leading to more Channel arrivals, Home Office says

Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn

Plans for £1.5bn investment in munitions manufacturing response to government’s defence review’s call to boost stockpiles

Former health minister James Bethell calls on the government to do more to tackle the obesity crisis and end ‘misery for millions’

Exclusive: Giving social housing same status as roads and energy would mean more investment in sector major providers say is at breaking point

The shadow justice secretary confronted people in east London going through barriers without paying.

Disabled activists say supreme court ruling has left trans community at similar risk of exclusion from public spaces

MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds

April figure more than expected and comes despite increase in employer national insurance contributions