Politics

The bank said its pre-tax profit of £2.6 billion was the highest quarterly profit on record since 2011, when accounting standards changed.

A total of 230 local authorities in England are holding elections on May 4. Here are some of the key results to look for.

The Tory deputy chairman was said to have told 69-year-old Sebastian Leslie to “come outside and we’ll sort it out”.

He was answering MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions when challenged on the issue by Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy.

SNP MP Martin Day argued that an inquiry had been set up into the handling of the pandemic - and that Brexit's impact would likely be even bigger.

“Be careful what you share on social media", Full Fact said after several misleading claims about the alert went viral.

The representative for North West Leicestershire had already lost the party whip and was sitting in the Commons as an independent.

"You make selective comments based on a partial understanding of the law"

"You're drawing attention to things that don't actually impact people's lives", the political commentator said.