The transport secretary has confirmed that Operator c2c, which runs services between London Fenchurch Street and south Essex, was taken into public ownership on Sunday.

Britain and France "one-in-one-out" pilot to start in the coming days.

Our new data shows a record boost in attendance over the last academic year: ✅ More than 5M more days in class ✅ 140K fewer persistently absent pupils ✅ £2bn in future earnings protected That's the biggest improvement in 10 years – thanks to our Plan for Change.

The government have launched "Best Start In Life" online. A hub for parents and carers to get support around childcare - everything from pregnancy to early years education. Also includes an easy-to-use childcare eligibility checker.

All young children in the UK will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January next year. It will be given as two doses, at 12 and 18 months of age. A catch up campaign is planned for slightly older children so they don't miss out.

The UK has secured a £10bn deal to supply the Norwegian navy with at least five new Type 26 frigates. The government said the deal would support 4,000 UK jobs "well into the 2030s", including more than 2,000 at BAE Systems' Glasgow shipyards where the frigates will be built.

Angela Rayner has resigned from government, and the Prime Minister will undertake a ministerial reshuffle later today.

The Hillsborough Law (Public Office Accountability Bill) is being brought to parliament today. The bill will force public officials to tell the truth during investigations into major disasters.

The first group of severely ill children from Gaza has arrived in the UK for specialist medical treatment. Health secretary Wes Streeting has said - "This reflects the very best of our NHS values - compassion, care and expertise when it matters most."

Inspired by the legacy of Jess Brady, a new rule will help diagnose serious illnesses sooner. Through Jess's Rule, GPs will rethink after three appointments, to treat patients who need care sooner and avoid preventable deaths. Find out more: gov.uk/government/new…

In his speech to The Labour Party conference, Keir Starmer said the government would scrap a commitment to get 50% of England's young people into university. Instead, the target would be changed to two-thirds of young people going to university or "gold standard apprenticeships".

From today, every GP practice in England will have to offer online appointment bookings throughout the day. The move is aimed at reducing the '8am scramble' to get through to practices on the phone. Surgeries will have to provide the service from 8am-6:30pm Mon to Friday.

The government has won its faulty PPE case against Michelle Mone-linked firm, Medpro. 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’. Judge has ordered Medpro to repay the full £122m to the gov.

Retail sales are at the highest level in more than three years. September was the fourth monthly rise in a row and brought volumes to their highest level since July 2022.

Lucy Powell MP has won the The Labour Party deputy leader contest. Of 160k votes cast; Lucy Powell: 87,407 | 54% Bridget Phillipson: 73,536 | 46% Sky News/You Gov were the most accurate pollster, predicting Lucy Powell would win by 8%. All the rest were way out.

Those involved in illegal working think they can undercut honest businesses and British workers. We are taking a zero-tolerance approach. Illegal working visits have increased by 48% and arrests by 51%, with employers facing fines of up to £60,000 per illegal worker.

Awaab's law has come into force. It compels landlords to fix emergency health and safety hazards within 24 hours of reporting, investigate significant damp and mould within 10 working days of being notified, make properties safe in five working days after inspection.

The UK has signed an £8 billion deal to sell 20 Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey. It is Britain’s biggest fighter-jet deal for almost two decades.

A lot of news coming out of government this week. Round-ups will be coming back.

PM Keir Starmer confirms the Hillsborough law won't be watered down, delivered in full. The bill is currently going through parliament and is at second reading stage.