PM vows to ‘finish the job’ on academies
David Cameron defends controversial plans to force all state schools in England to become academies, saying it is time to “finish the job”.
Port Talbot steel boss in Tata UK bid
Tata Steel’s Port Talbot chief Stuart Wilkie is to launch a management buyout of company’s operations in the UK.
UK unemployment rises to 1.7m
UK unemployment rose by 21,000 to 1.7 million between December and February, the Office for National Statistics says.
Plaid hail benefits of ending care fees
Scrapping care fees for the elderly and dementia sufferers would save families thousands of pounds each year, Plaid Cymru says.
UK doing ‘good humanitarian job’ – MPs
MPs praise the UK’s response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and other humanitarian crises around the world but say the way taxpayers’ money is spent could be improved.
White House advisers in Brexit warning
Leaving the EU would be a “risky bet” for the UK economy and for London’s role as a financial centre, seven former US Treasury Secretaries warn.
VIDEO: Scotland’s main campaign talking points
Increased taxation and economic policy powers have become the main talking points for the Holyrood election campaigns, as Scotland editor Sarah Smith has been finding out.
VIDEO: How would UK trade post-Brexit?
The BBC’s Simon Jack reports on how the single market works and and the free trade zones that Michael Gove wants the UK to join.
SNP to launch Holyrood manifesto
The SNP prepares to launch its Holyrood election manifesto, pledging to take campaigning to “a new level”.
Ecclestone: EU ‘of no value’ to England
The UK should “get the hell out of” the European Union as it gets no economic benefit from it, motor racing boss Bernie Ecclestone suggests.
U-turn over changes to trade union fees
The government climbs down over plans to end the right of workers to pay trade union subscriptions by deducting them from their wages.
How vulnerable is the UK’s rebate?
How vulnerable is the UK’s rebate?
Reality Check: Free trade free from regulation?
Free trade free from regulation?
VIDEO: What’s next for Scotland and UK?
In just over two weeks’ time, voters in Scotland will go to the polls to elect a new parliament at Holyrood but what of its relationship with the UK?
UKIP activists want Scots leader to go
Ten senior UK Independence Party activists claim their leader in Scotland – David Coburn – is “gaffe-prone” and needs to be replaced.
Carney: Is ‘duty’ to speak on Brexit
Bank of England governor Mark Carney says it is not politics but duty that makes him speak out over the risks of the EU referendum.
Former MP John Thurso returns to Lords
Former MP John Thurso is elected to sit in the House of Lords as a Liberal Democrat hereditary peer, sixteen years after leaving the Upper House.
EU should ‘interfere’ less – Juncker
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warns that too much EU “interference” in people’s lives is eroding support for the bloc.
Free trade area or single market?
European free trade zone v the EU single market
Parties campaign on poverty and Trident
Scotland’s political leaders highlight their policies on poverty and the Trident nuclear weapons system during a day of Holyrood campaigning.
Drones to be banned during Obama visit
Drones will be banned from flying in large parts of London during the visit of US President Barack Obama, aviation officials say.
Osborne warns firms on staff perks cuts
Companies which cut staff perks to compensate for the higher cost of the new minimum wage should be mindful of the risk to their reputation, Chancellor George Osborne has warned.
London Mayoral candidates grilled
Karl Mercer on the grilling for London mayor hopefuls
Labour manifesto ‘gets Wales moving’
Welsh Labour launches its assembly election manifesto with a “plan for prosperity” the party says will “get the country moving”.
Inquiry into sexual violence in schools
The scale of sexual harassment and violence in England’s schools is to be investigated by a Commons committee, amid fears sexualised behaviour is a social norm.
Being in EU ‘good for UK environment’
Being in the European Union benefits environmental protection in the UK, a committee of MPs says although a leading Conservative member says its arguments are flawed.
Leaving EU would liberate UK, Gove says
Quitting the EU would be an act of liberation and patriotic renewal, Michael Gove is to say, as the war of the words between the Remain and Leave sides intensifies.
Rise to launch Holyrood manifesto
Rise is to unveil its manifesto for the Holyrood election, with the left-wing alliance saying it will offer a “comprehensive prospectus for change”.
Does EU membership bring £1tn to the UK?
Does EU membership bring £1tn into the UK?
Reality Check: A £36bn black hole?
Is the UK facing a £36bn black hole outside the EU?
Would UK have to make new trade deals?
Would UK have to make new trade deals outside EU?
Mayoral rivals clash on homes ‘crisis’
Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan claims affordable housing is “a million miles away” from what the Conservatives are promising.
Farmers’ union backs staying in EU
The interests of farmers in England and Wales are best served by remaining in the European Union, the National Farmers’ Union declares.
Would Brexit cost your family £4,300?
Would an EU exit cost each British family £4,300?
VIDEO: EU road trip: Imports and exports
In her first referendum road trip, the BBC’s Steph McGovern reports from a distribution centre in Liverpool to look at the arguments on EU membership and trade.
VIDEO: Danczuk on sexting: ‘ I was in a dark place’
Simon Danczuk, who is suspended from the Labour Party while ”sexting” claims involving a 17-year-old girl are investigated, tells the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire that he was in a ”very dark place” at the time.
McDonald’s ‘disappointed’ by Labour ban
Burger chain McDonald’s says it is “disappointed” by Labour’s decision to ban the company from its party conference in Liverpool.
Hammond in Libya to back new government
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has met with the minister-designate of Libya on an unannounced visit to Tripoli.
Tory manifesto promises ‘real change’
The Welsh Conservatives launch their assembly election manifesto, promising “real change” with the creation of 50,000 jobs.
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