The changes will restrict the right to a jury trial in a bid to reduce the backlog of cases.

Chancellor's next mission to find a respected and credible economist to run the OBR will require careful balance

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the situation remains "dire" as the United Nations warned 1.5 million people are in need of urgent shelter.

Walkout in England begins on 17 December and will be 14th strike in pay dispute.

A long-delayed report into police conduct at Hillsborough is due to be published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.