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As well as offering a boost to neighbourhood policing, the extra funding is needed to pay for two other changes already introduced by the Labour government.

More than a decade after student loans were tripled in the UK under David Cameron's coalition government, Sky News has obtained figures that lay bare the scale of mounting debts some graduates face.

North Air fuel tanker drivers based at Edinburgh Airport had planned to walk out for almost three weeks in a dispute over pay. A new deal was agreed on Monday.

Gareth Thomas told Sky News the Business and Trade department is "working at pace" to avoid mistakes made during the handling of the Horizon scandal.

A rescue deal for the Belfast-based shipbuilder, which could be announced as early as Thursday, is expected to include job guarantees for its workforce of more than 1,000 people, Sky News learns.

Private sector pay growth is outpacing that in the public sector, though the ONS advises caution when interpreting its data.

The various bodies could be taken to court if they don't fix the situation and now have two months to respond.

Paula Vennells, the former Post Office boss, is among so-called core participants to have submitted final statements to the inquiry before its conclusion.

It is a nervous time for the UK's biggest household supplier as it will also learn this week whether inflation-busting hikes to customer bills will be granted in line with the levels Thames is demanding.

The Czech billionaire sees a challenge and an opportunity to turn around Royal Mail and modernise a company that has been missing targets and hit with fines by regulators.