PoliticsLIVEYousaf faces Holyrood questions after he scraps power-sharing deal with Greens The Scottish Greens who played a role in Scotland's government for more than two years says the SNP has "sold out future generations".Labour pledges to renationalise most rail servicesLabour says its plan will improve services - but the Tories say it is "pointless" and "unfunded".UK PoliticsShoplifting hits record high in England and WalesShoplifting was up by 37% in the year to December 2023, the highest since records began in 2003.UKMinisters have caved in on evictions pledge - RaynerLabour's Angela Rayner attacks the government's housing record but faces jibes over her own living arrangements.UK PoliticsFormer Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81The crossbench peer spent 40 years as MP for Birkenhead and was a leading voice on welfare reform.UK PoliticsLabour pledges to renationalise most rail servicesLabour says its plan will improve services - but the Tories say it is "pointless" and "unfunded".UK PoliticsHunt defends job cuts to increase defence spendingThe chancellor says cutting services will cost "a great deal less" than allowing Russia to succeed in Ukraine.UK Politics10,000 council staff stuck on sick leave, say Lib DemsNHS waiting lists must be urgently reduced so people can get back to work, the party argues.UK PoliticsShoplifting hits record high in England and WalesShoplifting was up by 37% in the year to December 2023, the highest since records began in 2003.UKGove cannot guarantee his eviction ban by electionThe Conservatives first promised to end landlords' ability to evict tenants with no reason in 2019.UK PoliticsThe politics of defence in a dangerous worldA dangerous world is colliding with a general election year, writes BBC Political Editor Chris Mason.UK PoliticsSunak vows to hit 2.5% defence spend target by 2030The PM says billions of extra spending will put the UK's defence industry on a "war footing".UK PoliticsGovernment scrapped tests on free childcare planThe National Audit Office says a £35m pilot to test the expansion of free childcare in a few areas was cancelled. EnglandPM's dementia adviser quits over benefits clawbackJohnny Timpson says the government is failing to protect vulnerable people by not intervening earlier.UK PoliticsWatch/ListenLabour outlines plan for some rail public ownershipThe shadow transport secretary says neither passengers or taxpayers "can afford for things to continue like this”.UK PoliticsLabour's rail plan 'unfunded', says ministerThe transport secretary says there is “nothing” in Labour’s plan that will make rail services better for passengers.UK PoliticsBond between UK and Germany 'stronger than ever' - SunakRishi Sunak appears alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whom he describes as his "freund".UK PoliticsPMQs opens with talk of Rayner's house saleAngela Rayner says she knows the Conservatives are "desperate to talk about my living arrangements", opening her question on no-fault evictions.UK PoliticsSNP quizzes deputy PM on arms sales to IsraelMhairi Black says the discovery of mass graves of Palestinians should be treated as a "war crime".UK PoliticsFeatures & AnalysisA simple guide to the Angela Rayner house rowLabour's deputy leader has been dogged by questions over her living arrangements before she was an MP.UK PoliticsThe councils selling the family silver to pay billsCash-strapped local authorities are selling off land, buildings and antiques to clear their debts.UK PoliticsElection poll tracker: How do the parties compare?How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.UK PoliticsFrank Field: Reformer, thinker and maverickThe Labour MP who regarded Margaret Thatcher and Enoch Powell as friends.UK PoliticsChris Mason: Rwanda bill draws election dividing lineMinisters believe the novel deportation scheme is worth a try, but Labour plans to get rid of it.UK Politics