Reeves’s planning overhaul stalls as senior adviser quits after four months

Exclusive: Catherine Howard’s exit comes amid disagreements at top of government about how far to push deregulation agenda

Victims of sexual offences face ‘postcode lottery’ with police, says home secretary – as it happened

Shabana Mahmood responds to claims that up to 50% of police officers on sexual violence and rape squads are trainees

Are asylum seekers really more likely to commit violent crime in the UK?

As claims spread suggesting men from certain backgrounds have a propensity to commit certain crimes, here’s why the statistics fail to provide the full picture

Police spied on group set up to expose wrongdoing in Met, inquiry hears

The HCDA, which sought to expose police corruption and violence, was secretly monitored for a decade

City & Guilds to shrink UK workforce amid £22m cost-cutting drive

Training and qualifications body, acquired by private Greek firm in October, to become ‘leaner organisation’

Giuffre family ‘disappointed’ Met police not investigating claims against Andrew

Relatives of Virginia Giuffre say they are surprised Scotland Yard made decision just before release of Epstein files

Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Christmas service’ draws about 1,000 people

Number is stark contrast with estimated 110,000 who turned up to far-right activist’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in September

How did Mail on Sunday’s US editor become ‘rock solid friend’ of Meghan’s father?

Duchess of Sussex says journalistic ethics breached as dad turns to journalist first to break news of leg amputation

Two men arrested after Christmas tree in Durham village chopped down

Tree, which was planted more than 10 years ago, was felled hours after its Christmas lights were switched on

Who is Al Carns? Former Marine and Labour minister with sights on leadership

Ex-special forces colonel, who is sounding alarm on Russia, has risen swiftly to role of armed forces minister