Ministers promise faster local upgrades, but the high-speed link from Birmingham to Leeds is set to be cut.

Liam Spencer and Stephanie Stitt were yards away from the explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital.

The comments follow MPs voting to tighten the rules around paid work on top of their constituency job.

Labour says the move to change the way care costs are covered will hit the poorest hardest.

A campaign group says inquiries about previous pay when recruiting increases the gender pay gap.

England's drugs watchdog says it is as effective as daily pills, without the burden of taking them.

Due to an eating disorder, a specific type of crisp is one of the few things Ava, four, will eat.

Top civil servant Andrew Slorance was treated for an undisclosed infection at a troubled hospital.

Former Yorkshire and Hampshire bowler Tino Best says cricket needs to tackle a "drinking culture" which is "hampering" opportunities for black and Asian players.

Neighbours are urged to keep their windows closed due to the smoke fumes.

Wales is staying at alert level zero, with no changes to rules planned for at least three weeks.

Jonathan Willis was impaled through the abdomen by a tine on his forklift truck but survived.

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

UK experts recommend 12-week gap for healthy 12 to 17-year-olds before Covid vaccine, up from four.

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre says it dealt with a record 777 incidents in the last year.

More severe restrictions could be required in Northern Ireland next month, health officials warn.

The deputy first minister said vaccine passports will help avoid the tough restrictions of last year.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will update MSPs on the outcome of the latest review of restrictions.

All over-40s will be offered a booster vaccination, and pregnant women are urged to get jabbed.

All 16 and 17 year-olds in the UK can now have a second dose 12 weeks after the first.

Restrictions on travelling to the US have eased, but some European countries are tightening rules.

Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.

Boris Johnson faced Prime Minister's Questions and a committee of MPs.

The high-speed railway between London, the Midlands and North of England has been scaled back.

Over decades, correspondent David Shukman has seen climate change become our most important issue.

The work carved in Mexico to highlight climate change has reached its destination in Dumfries.

The latest figures show the cost of living rose by 4.2% in October, its highest rate in almost 10 years.

Azeem Rafiq says he is "determined" that sharing his experiences of racism at Yorkshire will be the moment "not only sport but society as a whole" moved in a different direction.

Under shared ownership, Emma owns 50% of her flat - but is liable for all the cladding costs.

Liam Spencer and his partner Stephanie Stitt were just yards away when the taxi exploded.

Her Majesty met the chief of defence staff at Windsor after missing Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph.

The BBC has spoken to female judges who have just arrived in the UK as part of a rescue mission.

Alex Orchin expects to take to two to three weeks to travel from John O'Groats to Land's End.

Teenager Giovanni Rose won an international competition with his poem Welcome to Tottenham.

Many of Thursday's front pages focus on the government plans to prevent MPs taking certain second jobs.

Catherine Francis dies in hospital, leaving behind a five-year-old daughter.

The Scottish government has committed to ending the "harmful" practice by the end of 2023.

NI Institute of Hospitality says the industry does not feel that it is "part of any sort of masterplan".

Karen Jankulak says it is "hard to understand" why nothing replaced a health board's service.

Ash Watson somersaulted more than 19ft to smash his own gymnastic world record.