Veterans have secured free overseas travel to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice, after ministers finally upheld a previously broken funding pledge.

The King has hailed the “community of care” that supports those affected by cancer, emphasising the vital role of compassion and shared resolve in overcoming serious health challenges.

Campaigners continue to seek enforcement of a landmark legal definition of biological sex in certain public facilities, as a trans former judge prepares a challenge and doctors raise concerns over the implications of the ruling.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, vowing to safeguard the rural way of life, pledges to block proposed taxes that she warns would harm farming families, describing them as the lifeblood of the country.