There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.

The government dropping the digital ID scheme's mandatory element is another climbdown for Downing Street, writes the BBC's political editor.

Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.

Residents of Ukraine's capital talk about their difficulties keeping warm and enduring power outages, as Russian attacks deepen the energy crisis.

Europe should do everything it can to help the US president in his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Karol Nawrocki said.

Investigators arrested the actor, star of 24 and Designated Survivor, in Hollywood early on Monday morning.

The scheme will be delivered in phases, starting with upgrades to lines between Leeds, York, Bradford and Sheffield.

Chef patron Gareth Ward says his standards "never drop below 100%" at two-Michelin-starred Ynyshir.

Jon Venables, 10 when he killed James Bulger in 1993, failed in a previous bid for parole in 2023.

The event is part the government's effort to "restore pride in communities" and showcase local communities.