Key moments as Morgan McSweeney gives evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

New research has shown a 28% growth in shops selling vape products in Scottish towns and cities - concentrated in the most deprived areas.

The state of the roads will be at the top of many voters' agenda at this week's local elections in England.

The BBC has been speaking to people living in one of England's poorest communities.

The scale of these elections looks set to vividly expose the breadth of Labour's vulnerabilities, Chris Mason writes.

Force refers itself to the police watchdog after confirming previous contact with the victim related to "other domestic incidents".