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The Welsh government has agreed a budget deal with Plaid Cymru, BBC Wales has been told.Multiple sources have told the BBC that the two sides had sketched out an agreement, which should mean Labour avoids…

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has questioned whether businesses can afford the current minimum wage and suggested that it should not increase further.In an interview with the BBC, Badenoch said she had increased the minimum wage…

Much of the £10.9bn lost to fraud and error in Covid support schemes is now "beyond recovery", a report has said.The response to the pandemic had led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed…

Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporterReutersAngela Rayner has told MPs "now is not the time to blink or buckle" as she pushed for Labour's flagship Employment Rights Bill to finish its passage through Parliament.The former deputy prime minister…

Available for over a yearFifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, is widely expected to award Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, at the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC. The prize…

Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporterDepartment for TransportThe government has unveiled its branding for Great British Railways (GBR), marking a step forward in plans to nationalise the railways.In the past year, the government has taken three passenger…

Kate WhannelPolitical reporterPA MediaDefence minister Luke Pollard has said he was "disgusted" when he heard that soldiers were injured while using Ajax armoured vehicles, which he had previously been assured were safe. Last month, the…

European leaders have said there is more work to be done to obtain security guarantees for Ukraine as pressure mounts from Washington on Kyiv to reach a peace deal with Russia.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met…

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe Conservatives have set out proposals for a judge-led inquiry to replace the government's delayed investigation into grooming gangs.Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said Labour lacked "the political courage" to deliver its…

Essex Police are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent on Nigel Farage's general election campaign in Clacton last year.The claims have been made by a former Reform councillor, who the party said was expelled several…