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Biggest change to immigration policy for four decades outlined by govt
UK will allow people to work and settle in UK based on skills not where they're from
19 Dec 2018,45 mins
Government steps up contingency measures for "no deal" Brexit
Three and a half thousand troops have been put on standby
18 Dec 2018,45 mins
Labour tables vote of no confidence in Prime Minister
Mrs May says parliamentary vote on Brexit deal won't be held until mid-January.
17 Dec 2018,45 mins
Negotiations at the UN climate conference in Poland extended
Delegates seek agreement on how to tackle rising temperatures.
14 Dec 2018,45 mins
UN announces truce has been agreed in Yemen
Deal will allow vital humanitarian aid into the key port of Hodeidah.
13 Dec 2018,45 mins
Backbenchers fail to remove Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party
Prime Minister wins confidence vote by 200 - 117
12 Dec 2018,59 mins
Brexiteers increasingly confident of triggering no-confidence vote in PM
Theresa May holds series of meetings with European leaders to try to save Brexit plan
11 Dec 2018,45 mins
Theresa May cancels Commons vote on Brexit deal
PM will return to Brussels to try to secure "additional reassurances".
10 Dec 2018,45 mins
Canadian court hears senior Huawei executive wanted in US on fraud charges.
Meng Wanzhou accused of trying to bypass American sanctions on Iran.
07 Dec 2018,45 mins
Brexiteers reject Theresa May's attempt to find Irish backstop compromise
Downing Street says Commons vote on Mrs May's deal will go ahead on Tuesday
06 Dec 2018,45 mins
Peace talks between warring sides in Yemen's civil war begin tomorrow.
Yemeni government and Houthi rebels arrive in Sweden for talks.
05 Dec 2018,45 mins
Parliament inflicts series of Brexit defeats on the government
Theresa May's authority takes another blow
04 Dec 2018,45 mins
Speaker: "arguable case" that government in contempt of parliament
Attorney General defends Brexit agreement as "a sensible compromise".
03 Dec 2018,45 mins
Ukraine bans Russian men of fighting age from entering the country
President says it's to prevent the formation of what he calls "private armies"
30 Nov 2018,45 mins
Trump's Former Lawyer Pleads Guilty
President Trump's former lawyer pleads guilty to misleading congress.
29 Nov 2018,45 mins
Bank of England gives bleak assessment of the impact of disorderly Brexit
Carney warns economy could be tipped into recession worse than the financial crisis
28 Nov 2018,45 mins
Theresa May visits Wales and Northern Ireland at the start of Brexit tour
PM's former close ally, Sir Michael Fallon, describes the deal as "doomed"
27 Nov 2018,45 mins
Ukraine declares martial law in regions bordering Russia
Order comes in response to the seizure of three of its naval ships
26 Nov 2018,45 mins
23/11/2018
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
23 Nov 2018,45 mins
Officials from UK and EU agree draft declaration on future partnership
Summit now expected on Sunday to approve Brexit withdrawal deal
22 Nov 2018,45 mins
Govt "deeply concerned" about the case of a British academic
Matthew Hedges jailed for life in the United Arab Emirates.
21 Nov 2018,45 mins
President Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia
President Trump declares his support for Saudi Arabia
20 Nov 2018,45 mins
Brexit pressure for Theresa May from DUP
Democratic Unionist MPs fail to back government on a number of Finance Bill votes.
19 Nov 2018,45 mins
Leading cabinet brexiteers give their backing to Theresa May
Michael Gove and Liam Fox provide respite for embattled PM
16 Nov 2018,45 mins
Theresa May Vows To Fight On
After one of her toughest days in office, Theresa May vows to fight on and deliver Brexit.
15 Nov 2018,45 mins
Theresa May secures cabinet backing for draft Brexit deal
BBC is told 9 senior government ministers spoke against agreement.
14 Nov 2018,45 mins
Britain and EU agree draft Brexit withdrawal document
Cabinet members being briefed tonight in Downing Street
13 Nov 2018,45 mins
Theresa May says Brexit talks are now in "the end game".
Prime Minister acknowledges in speech that negotiations are immensely difficult.
12 Nov 2018,45 mins
Jo Johnson resigns over Brexit
Transport Minister says we need to have another referendum.
09 Nov 2018,45 mins
United Nations is to double food aid being sent to Yemen
Announcement comes as fighting intensifies around the port city of Hodeidah.
08 Nov 2018,45 mins