The BNP is to discuss changing its constitution to allow non-white members to join, following a Human Rights Commission ruling.

The government is bidding to overturn a defeat in the House of Lords over new laws to make "homophobic hatred" a crime.

The government suffers another defeat in the Lords over a so-called "free speech" defence to homophobic hatred laws.

David Miliband says there should be "no doubt" he is committed to Labour's re-election after ruling himself out of a top EU job.

All the action, key points, analysis and reaction from Gordon Brown's weekly grilling in the House of Commons.

The DNA of most innocent people arrested in England and Wales will not be held for more than six years

The DNA of innocent people arrested in England and Wales should be held for no longer than six years, ministers are to say.

The UK jobless total rose to 2.46 million in the three months to September, but the increase was the smallest since May 2008.

The pre-Budget report, the last before a general election, will take place on Wednesday 9 December.