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Posted at 6:34
Scottish budget: What do you need to know?
By Philip Sim
BBC Scotland News
The Scottish government is to set out its budget plans against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Posted at 17:54 27 Jan
Funeral fund for HIA victims is a 'legitimate ask'
By Jayne McCormack
BBC News NI Political Reporter
HIA Commissioner Fiona Ryan said a funeral fund for unpaid victims is being considered.
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Posted at 17:52 27 Jan
MSPs offer fresh date for Salmond inquiry evidence
The former first minister looks set to appear before members of the Holyrood inquiry on 9 February.
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Posted at 16:57 27 Jan
Colleague's question 'ridiculous' - health minister
Vaughan Gething dismisses Labour colleague's request for information in a virtual Senedd committee.
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Posted at 16:21 27 Jan
Priti Patel sets out new UK border measures
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The home secretary says UK citizens returning from high-risk countries will have to quarantine in hotels.
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Posted at 14:42 27 Jan
Hotel quarantine for some travellers entering UK
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Boris Johnson says the government is strengthening its border measures to protect the country against new variants.
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Posted at 14:42 27 Jan
PM: Schools will not open after February half term
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Video caption: Boris Johnson: 'Not possible to open schools immediately after February half term'
The prime minister says schools could begin to return from 8 March, but that there is not enough data yet to decide when to end the lockdown.
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Posted at 14:41 27 Jan
Starmer on deaths: Not inevitable, not just bad luck
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Video caption: Covid-19: Starmer confronts PM on UK death toll figures
The UK Covid death toll is the result of a “huge number of mistakes by the prime minister” says the Labour leader.
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Posted at 13:52 27 Jan
Johnson: Fishermen will have 'incredible access'
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Video caption: PMQs: Johnson and Hart on post-Brexit fishing 'red tape'
Boris Johnson says there have been issues for "many fishing businesses" with "too much red tape" since the new year.
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Posted at 13:48 27 Jan
Starmer: Will PM 'bring forward' teacher vaccinations?
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Video caption: PMQs: Starmer and Johnson on school teacher Covid vaccinations
The Labour leader says it should be a “national priority” for schools to reopen, and he says there needs to be a plan but the PM has not gone one.
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Posted at 13:37 27 Jan
SNP: UK government Covid claims ‘simply not true’
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Video caption: PMQs: Blackford and Johnson on government Covid policies
The SNP Westminster leader accuses the prime minister of "mixed messaging" and "devastating polices".
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Posted at 10:44 27 Jan
Covid in Scotland: 8,085 registered deaths
Nicola Sturgeon leads her daily briefing and says new travel quarantine rules will be announced later.
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Posted at 22:37 26 Jan
'Significant wrongs' in NI mother-and-baby homes
The first minister promises an independent investigation following a report into the homes.
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Posted at 21:22 26 Jan
Plans to protect the environment delayed again
By Roger Harrabin
BBC environment analyst
The Environment Bill has been postponed again because of a lack of time for scrutiny, the government says.
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Posted at 19:39 26 Jan
Floella Benjamin receives first vaccine dose
The 71-year-old Lib Dem peer says she is wearing her "I've had the jab" badge with pride.
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Posted at 16:58 26 Jan
Politician 'broke Senedd campaign rules 22 times'
By David Deans
BBC News
Neil McEvoy repeatedly broke rules on using Senedd resources for elections, a watchdog report says.
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Posted at 13:28 26 Jan
Covid in Scotland: No changes to lockdown
Deputy First Minister John Swinney says remote learning for pupils will remain the default position while restrictions continue.
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Posted at 12:06 26 Jan
NI mother-and-baby home report to be published
The Stormont-commissioned research examined institutions run by churches and other religious groups.
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Posted at 6:40 26 Jan
'They called us fallen women, bad women'
By Chris Page
BBC News Ireland Correspondent
Adele relives her experience of a mother-and-baby home, as an NI report is published.
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Posted at 17:31 25 Jan
EU 'does not accept' UK decision on diplomats
EU official says UK threat to refuse full diplomatic status to the bloc's ambassador “not a friendly” start.
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