The Chancellor's Tax and Spending Plans: How will they affect you?

Tax cuts for business and on earnings – and a crackdown on the long-term jobless.

• 6 mins

Migrant Movements - who's coming and who's leaving the UK

Net Migration into the UK reached a record 745 thousand last year.

• 7 mins

How To Avoid Christmas Scams

Which types of scams should you be wary of over the festive period?

• 7 mins

Climate Deals - Are they just "blah, blah, blah"?

As the COP28 climate summit comes to an end, will the rhetoric become reality?

• 5 mins

The Prince and the Papers

The High Court rules Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by Mirror Group papers.

• 6 mins

Why is Covid-19 Still Hitting Some People Hard?

Covid is making some people feel very unwell - despite vaccines and multiple infections.

• 7 mins

Gender Identity in Schools – What teachers in England are being advised

What do the long-awaited guidelines mean for pupils, parents and teachers?

• 3 mins

The Asylum Backlog - What's going on?

A pledge delivered or a promise broken? Nick Eardley of BBC Verify explains.

• 5 mins

Reform UK - "The Tories are terrified"

What do we know about the party whose polling figures are spooking the Conservatives?

• 5 mins

2023: the world's hottest year on record

Climate editor Justin Rowlatt explains how temperatures have soared higher than before.

• 8 mins

Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?

Western forces have taken action after attacks on ships by the Houthis. So who are they?

• 6 mins

Who will win the Republican vote?

All you need to know about the upcoming Iowa Republican presidential caucuses.

• 5 mins

The PM's Rwanda Plan - Will the planes ever take off?

While his plan passed with relative ease in the Commons, there's trouble lurking ahead.

• 6 mins

Unpacking Conflicts in the Middle East

From Gaza to Iran, Iraq to Yemen - a guide from our BBC experts.

• 7 mins

Why Just Ken?

Why popularity doesn't necessarily mean success at the Oscars.

• 5 mins

Why are Women Left Out of Crime Stats?

Why aren't rape and harassment included in violent crime statistics?

• 5 mins

The Future of the Death Penalty in America

Alabama has become the first US state to execute a death row prisoner using nitrogen gas.

• 5 mins

Will the Vape Ban Work?

How significant is it and could it reduce the number of children using disposable vapes?

• 6 mins

The Northern Ireland Deal

After two years, unionists and republicans will share power again – how did we get here?

• 6 mins

When Do Courts Name Children Who Kill?

The teenagers who killed Brianna Ghey are the latest to be stripped of anonymity.

• 7 mins

The search for Abdul Shokoor Ezedi

How does a man wanted by police vanish in one of the most surveilled cities?

• 7 mins

The Wellingborough and Kingswood By-elections

Voters in two areas go to the polls this week - what's at stake and why does it matter?

• 7 mins

New Alzheimer's Drugs: Are They a Turning Point?

A charity has questioned whether the NHS is ready for lecanemab and donanemab.

• 6 mins

What the by-elections told us – a polling expert's view

BBC election expert John Curtice crunches the numbers from Kingswood and Wellingborough.

• 8 mins

The Post Office Scandal - Who Knew What, When?

Hundreds of sub-postmasters had their lives wrecked by faulty Horizon software.

• 5 mins

The Drug-Driving "Epidemic"

Why are police in some areas catching more drug-drivers than drink-drivers?

• 4 mins

What a Gaza ceasefire might look like

Talks in Paris have led to speculation that there could be a deal to pause the fighting.

• 5 mins

What is the Budget all about?

All you need to know about the Budget, and how it could affect your finances.

• 7 mins

What the Budget means for you

A guide to the economics and the politics - and what it tells us about the next election.

• 8 mins

Paternity leave: Are fathers being failed?

The BBC's Kristian Johnson on the latest changes and how effective they are.

• 4 mins

Why are some councils going bust?

The BBC's Social Affairs Editor Alison Holt explains why so many councils are struggling.

• 6 mins

Regulating the Beautiful Game

The government wants an independent body to oversee England's top five football leagues.

• 4 mins

The row over women's state pensions

A report finds women born in the 1950s should receive compensation for pension changes.

• 5 mins

Immigration – what’s the true story?

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins investigates who's coming to the UK and why.

• 6 mins

Saving the Great British Pint

The British pint is under threat from climate change. How can scientists help?

• 5 mins

Greenwashing: 'We need to call brands out'

Campaigner Venetia La Manna on the fast fashion dilemma.

• 6 mins

Gay Marriage and Me

Lioness Bethany England on how hard it is to get married in a church.

• 5 mins

Temperature rises: heading into 'uncharted territory'?

March 2024 was the warmest March on record. How worried should we be?

• 5 mins

The Precious Metal Supernova Mystery

The cause of the brightest burst of light ever recorded has sparked new mysteries.

• 5 mins

Rishi Sunak's Smoking Ban

The proposed law would give the UK some of the strictest anti-tobacco laws in the world.

• 5 mins

Prayers in School

A student at a London school has lost a High Court challenge against its ban on prayers.

• 5 mins

Why Biscuits Are Cheaper But We're Still Feeling The Pinch

Our experts explain why your finances are still under strain despite inflation falling.

• 6 mins

Trump on trial

In a historic first for a former US president – Donald Trump's trial in New York begins.

• 5 mins

The US TikTok Ban

American lawmakers have voted to ban TikTok - how will it work?

• 5 mins

The "Game-Changing" Cancer Jab

Trials have begun of a new personalised vaccine for skin cancer - so how does it work?

• 6 mins