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Belgium's national terror alert raised to its highest level following attacks

Live: Rolling coverage of the Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement provided by CSW's sister title PoliticsHome

LSE Diplomacy Commission warns over lack of joined-up foreign policy strategy – and says Foreign Office must do more to promote "family-friendly" career paths

Sheffield City Region Combined Authority will get transport, planning and skills powers

Latest report by the public accounts committee warns police could bear brunt of "cost shunting" by other departments, but Home Office says it is working on reforms to make the system more "fair, robust and transparent"

New watchdog the Single Source Regulations Office seeks to overhaul MoD deals with single-source contractors

Strike thresholds and curbs to the political levy among measures set to feature in new bill

Lowell Goddard orders civil servants not to destroy documents relating to the sexual abuse of children.

Home Secretary pushes back against Police Federation warning on Home Office budget

Body representing rank and file officers sounds alarm bells on Home Office budget

Follow all the results and reaction as candidates and parties learn their fate. Rolling liveblog provided by CSW's sister site PoliticsHome.com

Courtesy of our colleagues at Dods Monitoring, here's a sector-by-sector summary of the main measures in Chancellor George Osborne's Budget.

George Osborne has delivered the final Budget of the Parliament at 12.30. Follow all the reaction here with live coverage from our colleagues at PoliticsHome.

"Michael has been nothing but supportive" education secretary says while asserting her authority over the department

Sir John confirms he will give evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on 4 February 

Cabinet secretary says the role he played in Chilcot Inquiry was "very limited"

After the loss of two chairpeople over concerns about conflicts of interest, Theresa May confirms new appointee will be announced shortly

Inquiry set up in 2009 to investigate build-up to Iraq war will take “some further months”, Sir John Chilcot says

Current system prioritises marginal voters to the detriment of majority, says Labour’s policy chief

Alison Saunders defends plans after lawyers warn against new guidelines 

Scotland protected from full shock of drop in oil prices by economic and financial union of UK 

Nicholas Macpherson says Smith Commission recommendations may enhance accountability in Scotland and “make our job easier”

Move comes after PAC blasts Nuclear Management Partners for handling of operations at Sellafield

The PM has met security chiefs after saying last night that Britain must “modernise” interception rules 

Increasing security services resources is a priority, says the chancellor 

Home Secretary Theresa May’s plans to deport foreign graduates stalled

George Osborne's spad enjoys significant pay rise 

Two of Theresa May's special advisers have been prevented from standing for Parliament because they refused to campaign for the Conservatives in the Rochester and Strood by-election.

The Home Office has been urged to make "significant improvements" to its strategy for handling immigrants who stay beyond their visas’ expiry date

Commons leader William Hague has insisted plans to restrict voting on English issues to English MPs will not hold up further plans for Scotland