Boris Johnson says plan to raise National Insurance by 1.25 percentage points is "reasonable and fair".

The home secretary has warned she could withhold a £54m payment to France unless more boats are stopped.

Retail giant Amazon paid £492m in tax in the UK last year, while its sales increased by £1.89bn.

The Welsh secretary is among the MPs seeing their seats redrawn in the proposals.

Funding has to rise so all pupils can be supported to learn, the National Association of Head Teachers says.

British teenager Emma Raducanu says her stunning run to the US Open quarter-finals is "surreal", putting her success down to feeling "really, really happy".

Negatives from the classic sitcom found in the BBC Archives have been restored and digitised.

Rents are increasing at their fastest pace in more than 10 years, according to property website Zoopla.

Russell Scott Primary in Denton has flooded six times since being rebuilt in 2015 by Carillion.

Nicki Arch says her settlement was £8,000 because she was found not guilty and did not go to jail.

Archaeologists make the discovery while digging at the site of a Norman church on the rail route.

Ed Sheeran spent three years supporting Leamington Spa-based Nizlopi when he was a teenager.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning.

The Ulster Teachers' Union says schools do not have the capacity to maintain current mitigations.

The Welsh government says it is continuing to closely monitor the public health situation.

A woman who got one jab in England and one in Scotland says her vaccine certificate only confirms a single dose.

Genital warts and herpes saw the biggest decrease, the figures for England reveal.

Leanne Cahill, CEO of Bravissimo, shares her journey from shop floor to boardroom in retail.

A new health and social care tax is being introduced, Boris Johnson has announced.

The government's promising to restrict costs for families - but what is changing and how will it be funded?

One racist troll tracked down by the BBC says social media companies should have banned him for longer.

"I have a problem releasing music that doesn't feel significant," says Bella Latham, aka Baby Queen.

Sharon and Edith tell the BBC how they have been impacted by the crisis in social care.

People on Universal Credit who received a £20 extra per week during the pandemic, explain how the extra money helped and how they will cope without it.

Aston Villa player Anita Asante says she worries whether players will be able to ‘manage’ potential online abuse.

A woman whose daughter and husband took their lives, has set up a charity to support people affected by suicide.

This week sees the launch of a programme making high-flying careers more accessible.

Turning millions of disposable masks and medical waste into new items is one firm's new mission.

The announcement of a tax rise to pay for social care leads all of the morning papers.

Campaigners say about three quarters of councils in England do not have a formal parental leave policy.

The prime minister confirms a proportion of the UK-wide tax will be ringfenced for NHS Scotland.

The Consumer Council says the average Firmus energy annual bill is set to rise by about £182.

Boris Johnson says the 1.25 percentage point rise to National Insurance would raise £12bn a year.

Crimewatch is broadcasting a reconstruction of the night Sami Sidhom was killed.