Autumn Statement to include cash for housebuilding and a higher national living wage
Chancellor Philip Hammond to unveil measures to build 40,000 more affordable homes in England.
UK set to opt into sharing of crime-fighting DNA and fingerprint data across the EU
Fingerprint records, vehicle registration data and DNA samples will be shared.
Persimmon shrugs off Brexit fears as house sales jump
Housebuilder says confidence remains high among buyers after the EU Referendum.
UK's largest private house builder Cala Group in talks to be acquired by a Chinese company – report
According to analysts, the potential deal value could be around £600m.
UK Home Office claims first unaccompanied refugee children from Calais will arrive in UK within weeks
France and the UK blame each other for failing to pledge to give unaccompanied children sanctuary.
UK Home Office steps in to assure commitment to child sex abuse inquiry as top lawyer suspended
Ben Emmerson QC has been suspended amid concerns over aspects of his leadership.
Interpol and Europol to investigate how digital currency is used by the criminal underworld
The group will investigate how terrorists use cryptocurrency to fund operations.
UK police federation: Ban on face tattoos should be lifted to help recruit modern bobbies
The Met Police has banned visible face and hand tattoos since 2012.
Tube trains, industrial machinery and geothermal energy could soon heat UK homes
UK needs to replace heat generation by gas-fired boilers with greener sources to meet climate change targets.
House builder Bellway bullish over outlook despite Brexit vote
Newcastle-based firm expects 27% increase in revenue for the year ended 31 July.
How can the welfare of millions of exotic pets in UK homes be improved?
Monkeys, reptiles and other exotic animals are kept in the UK, with specific care needs.
UK homeowners believe the Brexit vote sent their house prices falling in July
Knight Frank's House Price Sentiment Index turns negative for first time since 2013 after EU referendum
UK housing crisis: Government should build 300,000 homes each year, says Economic Affairs Committee
Report suggests local authorities and housing associations should be given more freedom to build homes.
Migrant crisis: Prosecutions over smuggling illegal migrants into UK rise sharply
There has also been a significant rise in penalties imposed on employers for hiring illegal immigrants.
Secret GCHQ spy programme 'Milkwhite' collected UK social media data to share with MI5
As the UK parliament debates the Snoopers' Charter, new Snowden documents shine spotlight on GCHQ spying.
Immigrant in limbo unleashes 90-egg fury on Home Office – gets £405 cleaning bill and criminal record
Iranian national threw 90 eggs at government HQ and shouted 'f***ing criminals' after asylum claim was denied.
Barclays offers 0% deposit mortgage for home buyers
The new product will be provided by Barclays under its 'family springboard' mortgage.
Moths invade UK homes at unprecedented rate thanks to mild winter
UK's mildest winter on record means moths will flourish and invade households.
UK housing: Generation Rent faces 'a life in expensive renting', says Shelter
By 2020, a first-time buyer will need to earn at least £64,000 a year to keep up with growing property prices.
EU referendum: Britain sees surge in applications for citizenship amid Brexit fears
Applications for British citizenship rose to 5,245 in the fourth quarter of 2015 from 4,179 in the third quarter.
UK housing: MPs blast 'dawdling' councils for failing to adopt local housebuilding plans
Communities and Local Government Committee calls for law to force councils to develop local plans.
NCA demands Anonymous-linked hacker hands over encryption keys to seized laptops
The NCA previously said it would not return the devices because it was unable to decrypt their contents.
Andy Burnham: UK government's plans to slash Border Force budgets will open the door to terrorists
The Labour politician and shadow home secretary has accused Theresa May of hiding the proposals.
England 'at the mercy of a housing crisis' as homelessness increases by 33% in five years
There were 56,500 UK households classes as homeless by local authorities in 2015.
UK housing: Why you should bank on builders Barratt, Berkeley and Bellway
Brexit worries and a construction slowdown should not deter you from investing in housebuilders.
UK: Children as young as nine 'recruited by drug gangs' for trainers or tracksuits
New data published by the Home Office says gangs pressured some children into sexual acts.
UK: David Cameron to boost affordable housing with 13,000 new homes
The government is rolling its sleeves up and directly getting homes built, said Cameron.
Calais crisis: Terrifying video shows Hungarian lorry driver running gauntlet of migrants and refugees
The clip shows how easily migrants from the 'Jungle' camp are able to jump aboard passing trucks.
Activists 'glue themselves to immigration centre gate' to protest against mass deportation
The activists are believed to have been trying to prevent a bus of deportees from being sent back to their countries.
Seven out of 10 burglars are never caught say UK Home Office figures
Home Secretary Theresa May faces criticism over police cuts as almost 50% of all crimes are never solved.