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Labour calls for an investigation into a letter from Priti Patel, saying she did "a favour to her friend".

But the number of people helped by the funding "will only scratch the surface", charity Crisis warns.

Second jabs for the over-50s and clinically vulnerable will be given sooner to ease concerns, PM says.

The NI agriculture minister will succeed Arlene Foster as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.

Boris Johnson says the Indian variant, which has spiked in Bolton, could affect the lifting of restrictions.

Council-run sports and leisure facilities are running out of money, according to a survey.

From the Greensill affair to renovations of Boris Johnson's flat, lots of questions are being asked.

The group run by Liberty Steel owner Sanjeev Gupta is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.

The 38-year-old MP said the news came as "an enormous shock", but his prognosis was "very good".

Local restrictions have also not been ruled out in areas worst affected by the Indian variant.

Boris Johnson will host Taoiseach Micheal Martin at Chequers later, days after the Ballymurphy inquest.

NI Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson are bidding to succeed Arlene Foster.

The judicial review into part of the Brexit deal has been brought by unionist political leaders.

BBC News NI traces the history of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), ahead of a leadership contest.

It comes after the Queen's Speech failed to give detailed proposals for the new system.

Anum Qaisar-Javed wins the seat for the SNP after holding off a challenge from Scottish Labour.

In a speech ahead of the COP26 event, Alok Sharma will say the coal business is "going up in smoke".

Howard Beckett had apologised for posting that Home Secretary Priti Patel "should be deported".

The benefits of hydrogen-powered heating have been overplayed, say environmentalists.

Asked about the possibility of surge vaccinations, a No 10 spokesman says nothing is being ruled out.