The funding increase is about 8% up on the previous financial year, the government will announce on Thursday.

Downing Street has repeatedly said the government will not rejoin the single market or customs union.

The Royal Veterinary College says popular "doodle" dogs do not always behave as expected.

Before the conflict began, analysts had expected a cut in the Bank rate at this meeting.

It is not the first time that there has been deep energy-linked frustration in the heart of Europe.

The spring-like weather is set to continue for the rest of the week but is unlikely to hit the highs of Wednesday's warmest day of the year so far, as Simon King explains.

Annual earnings grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the November to January period, the Office for National Statistics says.

The actor agrees an out-of-court settlement with three men who accused him of sexual assault.