Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says "building alone is not enough" to deal with the overcrowding crisis.

Teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants are among those covered by the proposals.

The cost of renting rose sharply after lockdown was lifted but the rate of increase is now slowing.

Two people were hospitalised after a huge blast destroyed a house in Ilford.

MPs want to see military housing improved but say they are "not confident" funds will be available.

Family Courts should give more weight to allegations of domestic abuse than to claims of so called "parental alienation", it says

Thomas Plimmer was struck off the medical register after having sex with women at his GP surgery.

The National Trust hopes the colony will continue to grow and rival others along the coast.

The charity is one of a number of care organisations warning they will have to axe vital services.

Northumbria Police says a search is continuing where Tom Voyce's car was found near Alnwick.

Some carers have been forced to pay back thousands of pounds, leaving many in financial hardship.

Paul De Fraine displays a Father Christmas outside his home in Little Milton every year.

Billionaire former Tory donor is aiming to raise big money to help put Nigel Farage in No 10.

Cleveland Police's boss tells MPs his officers were "entirely fair" in their response to the riots.

Bosses in the early years sector say the government's uplift in funding will not cover rising costs.

Train managers have voted for walkouts on 22, 23 and 29 December in a row over rest days.

Two people are in hospital after an explosion at a terraced house in Ilford.

Home Office minister Angela Eagle tells the BBC that UK intelligence services are monitoring the situation.

The chancellor says "efficiency savings" will ensure enough funding for key public services.

He was given a two-year suspended sentence over false claims of abuse made against UK troops in Iraq.

Elianne Andam was stabbed in the neck outside a Croydon shopping centre while supporting a friend.

The Old Bailey has heard a Russian spy cell planned to kidnap a journalist and smuggle him out of the UK.

The company saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell.

Tory former minister Richard Holden says the children of first cousins are at greater risk of birth defects.

All Welsh government departments to be offered more cash from April under budget plans.

The culture secretary said she was "prepared to take further action" against claims of misconduct.

Members of the Kurdish community clashed with police following the arrests across London in November.

Schoolchildren take part in a drone soccer tournament in Leicestershire.

Cydney Harding aka 'CydneyScissorhands' shares her love of scissors with an online audience.

A van driver has been killed by a fallen tree, as Storm Darragh brings strong winds and heavy rain.

Storm Darragh's high winds led to challenging conditions for pilots at Heathrow Airport on Saturday morning.

A rare red weather warning is in place in Wales and south-west England as Storm Darragh hits.

Strikes carried out by Israel inside Syria and plans to deliver more prison space lead the papers.

The spy agency has released its notoriously tricky annual Christmas puzzle.

BBC South spends six months with patients and staff at Salisbury Hospital's dedicated spinal unit.

Alice, of Shropshire, says she is a romance fraud victim of a man who was her childhood sweetheart.

Pictures from the show's Christmas special are released as the final episode draws ever closer.

Ex-staff members say they saw one of the couple who runs the site kissing and touching a drunk colleague.

A family whose autistic son died after being taken to a mental health unit raise concerns.

Shea Osei says she made more than 35 sets of press on nails for the Wicked movie.

The Syrian diaspora celebrates the fall of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime but says there are still unanswered questions over what happens next.