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Cobra is where senior ministers and officials gather to coordinate the emergency response to a crisis.

The official forecaster warns public finances are in a "relatively vulnerable position" due U-turns.

The doctors' union says it will seek fresh talks with ministers before setting strike days.

Norman Tebbit's radical views on self-help kept him at the cutting edge of Conservative politics.

Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza says one child told her "in the night rats came and bit his face".

The Conservative politician served in ministerial jobs throughout the 1980s.

Prisons inspector's report finds bored inmates and staffing issues are exacerbating demand inside.

Emmanuel Macron arrives for a three-day trip and is expected to address Parliament later.

The first part of the final report into the Post Office IT scandal is due to be published at midday.

The Liberal Democrats table an amendment to the Football Governance Bill that proposes showing at least 10 Premier League a season on free-to-air television.