At least 144 people have been killed and 730 others injured in Myanmar following a powerful earthquake, according to the head of the country's military government.
UK households saw a boost to their living standards at the end of 2024, according to official figures which follow upgrades this week to expectations for the years ahead.
With record numbers of children in England now in insecure temporary housing, the commissioner warns that poor educational prospects could leave a generation of disadvantaged children "trapped" in poverty.
Government whips will be overestimating the number of Labour rebels over welfare cuts as a form of "expectation management", Dame Harriet Harman has said.