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Campaigners say cutting of the 5% VAT rate on tampons and sanitary towels ends a 'sexist' tax.

Boris Johnson celebrates the "freedom in our hands" as the long Brexit process comes to a conclusion.

The display over London included tributes to NHS staff and figures including Captain Sir Tom Moore.

It was a year to forget for the arts and entertainment. But let's see what you can remember.

The first newspapers of 2021 offer a message of hope after "the worst year in living memory".

Lorries arriving at Welsh ports heading for Ireland will be turned away without the right paperwork.

Europeans in the UK, and British people around Europe, explain what Brexit will mean for them.

The station will reflect on the world's longest-running serial drama across its output on Friday.

People with visual impairments say more needs to be done to ensure new systems are suitable to all.

This year could be a "make or break" moment in the fight against global warming.

Nearly 180,000 retail jobs were last year, up by almost a quarter on the previous year, analysts say.

A number of artists have paid tribute to the artist, real name Daniel Dumile.

The bongs of Big Ben at 11pm in London signal the UK's departure from the EU's trading rules.

The trade border means most commercial goods entering NI from GB now require a customs declaration.

The UK will now leave a 12-week gap between both parts of the Covid vaccination, rather than 21 days.

A teaching union is calling for all face-to-face learning to be delayed until at least 18 January.

And another 964 people died within 28 days of a positive test, only slightly down on Wednesday's figure.

NHS England says the facility is available to help the capital's hospitals as Covid-19 cases rise.

Joe Anderson says Labour should pick another candidate while he seeks to clear his name.

But the prime minister warns of a continued "struggle" against Covid, as he gives his New Year message.