Hinkley Point C nuclear plant dealt new blow following green light from EDF
Government will not make a final decision until the early autumn, business and energy secretary says.
Why does the Queen need £17.8m to support Britain's sprawling royal family?
Private income to Britain's monarch has mushroomed since the millennium
Alice Gross murder: Schoolgirl 'unlawfully killed' in sex attack by Latvian builder, says coroner
The body of the 14-year-old was found in the River Brent, west London, in September 2014
Liam Fox speech in full: 'I would like to see us leaving the European Union on 1 January 2019'
Tory leadership candidate would set clock ticking for Britain to leave the EU.
Carbon budget: How funding cuts stalled the fight against climate change and shredded the UK's reputation
Cutting a £1bn green tech fund set back the fight against climate change and left the UK's global standing in tatters.
HS2 rail project is running late and over budget, says National Audit Office
Office says the Transport Department needs take greater control of the project
Poor HMRC service has cost taxpayers £97m, the National Audit Office reveals
This has been attributed to HMRC's decision to reduce its headcount by 11,000 people between 2010 and 2014.
Sadiq Khan: Boris Johnson has 'let down Londoners' on affordable housing
New Labour mayor of London launches scathing attack on Conservative predecessor over London housing crisis.
John Whittingdale's white paper is a real threat to BBC's editorial and creative freedom
This is a bad message to countries being vilified for turning public broadcasters into state broadcasters.
Mexican voter database containing 93.4 million records leaks online
The data dump found online contained nearly 100 million records including names, home addresses and IDs.
Inside the new era of warfare: Exploring the 'cyber arms race' with Mikko Hyppönen
Security expert Hyppönen believes we are now at the beginning of the next arms race.
1MDB: Anger grows at Najib Razak as Malaysia's opposition unites behind Mahathir Mohamad
Even opposition figures jailed by Mahathir have united behind his Save Malaysia movement
UK government blew £240m of taxpayers' cash on failed home insulation scheme
National Audit Office urged Whitehall to be more realistic about consumers' motivations.
Turkey data leak: Probe launched after hackers reveal election info of 50 million civilians
Following the publication of the leak Turkey's communications minister slammed the reports as 'old news'.
Why women should vote to leave the EU
Britain has a feminist history we can be proud of - and one that can only continue to develop outside of the EU.
PMQs: David Cameron attacks Labour and Yanis Varoufakis with 'Acropolis Now' jibe
Prime minister delivered the line while debating free childcare with Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs.
PPI Scandal: NAO rules finance watchdog FCA cannot be sure mis-selling of products has reduced
The FCA defines mis-selling as 'a failure to deliver fair outcomes for consumers'.
Department of Education criticised for not grasping extent of teacher shortages in England
Teacher recruitment targets have been missed for four years in England, says spending watchdog.
US Department of Justice hacked: 9,000 DHS employees exposed, FBI to be next
Hacker claims to have access to 200GB of stolen government data and has said FBI is the next target
OPM hack: Department hit with subpoena as director criticised for lack of co-operation
The government department, responsible for housing federal data, has been criticised by an oversight committee.
Google's billions have 'no bearing' on the amount of UK tax it pays, executive insists
Peter Barron, insisted it was about the internet giant's relationship with the US
Google tax: Lord Lawson calls for radical overhaul of taxes
Former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer said sales, rather than profits, should be taxed.
UK tax avoidance: Google looks 'to pay three times more tax' in France than in UK
HMRC reportedly failed to challenge internet giant over British tax loopholes.
Syria crisis: Armed fighters target UK aid convoys with £70,000 of food stolen in one raid
Report finds militants targeted food baskets supposed to go to starving citizens.
UK asylum seeker 'red door apartheid': We just bought a lot of red paint says G4S sub-contractor Jomast
Multi-millionaire Stuart Monk says red doors were due to bulk buy of paint.
Over four million people in the UK live with diabetes says leading charity
Many patients have died 'before their time' due to a lack of awareness.
Accusations of incompetence dog HMRC chief Lin Homer, controversially awarded damehood in New Year's Honours
Homer's reward follows a series of high-profile failings at the tax authority.
Star Wars The Force Awakens: Labour MPs love referencing sci-fi classic in the House of Commons
Find out the best mentions of Darth Vader, the Jedi and Obi Wan Kenobi in parliament.
HMRC not doing enough to crack down on tax fraud say auditors
Fraudsters responsible for half of UK's lost tax revenue in 2014/15, auditors say.
Eurostar sale was value for money but profit well below taxpayer investment, NAO says
Taxpayer investment was significantly greater than proceeds generated from sale, National Audit Office says.