All news by author: Sophie Huskisson

The PM defended a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan on Rwanda deportations as he said he was 'taken by surprise' and is 'not a betting person' - but an unearthed clip suggests otherwise

Dr Javed Khan, who led a major Government review into smoking, said research has found changing the colour of cigarettes makes them less attractive and could help people to quit

Researchers warn an expansion of Russian, Chinese and Iranian presences in the Republic of Ireland 'signals the intent to infiltrate, and interfere in, the transatlantic community'

Almost a quarter of adults said their mental health was impacted by waiting too long to see a doctor, according to Lib Dem analysis of a major survey of 12,000 people

The Education Secretary said she was 'really confident' parents would be able to access Government-funded childcare but stressed she could not offer an iron-clad guarantee

Michelle O’Neill, in her first UK interview as Stormont First Minister, said she believes there will be a vote on uniting the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the next decade.

Brianna Ghey's mum Esther told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg she wanted the mother of Scarlett Jenkinson to know she did not blame her for what happened

In a historic moment Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill will become the first republican First Minister after the DUP ended a two-year political paralysis at Stormont

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells was forced to hand back her CBE after more than a million people signed a petition demanding she was stripped of the award

Working parents of two-year-olds can access 15 hours of free childcare from April but staff shortages could leave families not getting their preferred choice provider

Former Labour MP Simon Danczuk, who was blocked from running for Labour in 2017 after an explicit texting scandal, is standing as the candidate for Nigel Farage's Reform Party

Every single council bar one is expected to experience a real-terms cut in funding, with more than 200 authorities set to experience a reduction of more than 30%

Judges said the criminal justice system 'is slowly coming apart at the seams' as it criticised decisions made by Dominic Raab during his time as Justice Secretary

Labour frontbencher Tulip Siddiq scrambled to explain whether Labour's promise to spend £28billion a year on climate issues was a commitment in an analogy about marriage and murder

Labour leader Keir Starmer told the Prime Minister the Tories had 'forfeited their right to lecture people' on money issues after their party crashed the economy

Criminals engaging in a range of online abuse, trolling and predatory behaviour face prosecution under the Online Safety Act which has created a range of new offences

Businesses have a duty to make adjustments for disabled employees and job applicants under the Equalities Act 2010 yet companies have admitted they think adjustments are too costly

Billions of taxpayers’ money is lining landlords’ pockets instead of going on building new affordable homes - all while private renters are experiencing low standards

The Government's top lawyer ordered a probe into the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to accept Valdo Calocane's plea to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility

Kemi Badenoch insisted she doesn't want to topple Rishi Sunak but it has now emerged she is part of a WhatsApp group chat called 'Evil Plotters' along with Michael Gove

Home Office data shows Black children made up 20% of those stopped - even though they make up just 6% of the population. The tactic is being used increasingly by officers

More than 600 police community support officers have been taken off the streets in just one year - as the Tories are accused of having 'decimated frontline policing'

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove announced £500million in emergency funding for local councils for social care, but critics dismissed it as a 'sticking plaster'

Raymond Grant said he still believes postmaster William Quarm stole cash from his branch in North Uist, Scotland - despite his wrongful conviction being overturned

Tory MP Miriam Cates raised the case of 14-year-old Mia Janin, who is believed to have taken her own life, after claims she was cyber-bullied emerged at an inquest