The energy price cap, the mechanism that determines gas and electricity bills for 22 million households, could soon be reviewed every three months under plans announced by the industry regulator.
The home secretary is permanently lifting restrictions placed on police in the use of stop and search powers.
Around 140,000 people across the UK are set to record how much plastic they throw away as part of an effort to measure the scale of the nation's waste problem.
The Queen received a standing ovation as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations began on Sunday.
The prime minister is expected in Northern Ireland today as efforts to break the political deadlock at Stormont intensify.
A three-year-old boy has died in a suspected dog attack in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
A woman who died after being hit by a car while walking her three dogs in London has been named.
Business leaders in the fish and chip industry are calling on the government to offer a "long-term strategy" to their food shortages crisis - or face a third of chippies closing.
It's been a long time since I returned to Wigan.
Urban centres around the world including London are in increasing danger of running out of fresh water, as growing populations and climate change put even greater stress on resources, Christian Aid has warned.