David Cameron says he will reveal his EU reform demands early next month
The SNP holds its annual party conference in Aberdeen
England is to get its first "new" grammar school for five decades
Collapsed charity Kids Company faces questions from MPs about how it was run
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There is more applause as Angus Robertson points out the SNP in one poll today is 30 points ahead of Labour - then cautions "it's just one poll". But he says the party can make more gains in next year's Scottish parliament elections.
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Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are put together in some areas, known as "shared spaces" with no kerbs or road markings, but there are mixed views of how desirable they are.
Reporter Ellie Price spoke to people using one in a west London street, before Andrew Neil heard from Conservative peer Chris Holmes, who has safety concerns, and the street designer Ben Hamilton Bailey who backs them.
Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are put together in some areas with no road markings.
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At least £4bn of the extra money promised for the NHS in England is needed this year, says Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston.
The chair of the health select committee told Jo Coburn: "If it all comes on stream at the end the NHS is going to be in very serious financial difficulty so we need to have some of that earmarked to come on stream early."
They also spoke about contracts for junior doctors - explaining her GP daughter has gone to work in Australia - and a "culture of transparency" in health services in their Daily Politics interview.
At least £4bn of the extra money promised for the NHS is needed this year says a Tory MP.
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Image source, Reprieve UK handoutShadow chancellor John McDonnell is to fast for a day as part of a campaign to "show solidarity" with UK Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer, who is reported to be on a hunger strike.
It was announced last month that Mr Aamer, the last British resident being held in Guantanamo Bay, is to be returned to the UK.
Other politicians taking part in the fast, designed to run every day until he is released, are Labour MP Andy Slaughter and senior Conservative David Davis - co-chairs of the Shaker Aamer parliamentary group.
Others include:
Angus Robertson warns Jeremy Corbyn there is one U-turn he cannot consider; to ditch his "career-long opposition to Trident" and invites the Labour leader to join the SNP in the voting lobby to reject renewal of Trident.
Labour MEPs have called on the government to apply for EU funds to support workers affected by the closure of SSI. Glenis Willmott MEP, Labour's Leader in the European Parliament, said there was the opportunity to apply for more than £5m.
Quote MessageThey should apply now for the funding, so support can be provided immediately. The longer they take, the harder it will be for workers to find new jobs, education or training. Other countries have applied for this funding - why should British workers who've been made redundant not get the same help as their Romanian and Dutch counterparts?"
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A list of official gifts to the prime minister between July 2014 and March this year has been published. Among the items David Cameron received, external are:
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The Health and Safety Executive today said it has brought charges against Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust - which runs the former Stafford Hospital - over the deaths of four elderly patients between 2005 and May 2014.
David Hanson was a shadow foreign office minister under Jeremy Corbyn:
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BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg says Nicola Sturgeon had "two audiences" for her conference speech - inside and outside the auditorium - and that is why she tried to put the issue of independence to bed. Ms Sturgeon has tried to appeal to people who do not back independence to vote SNP in next year's Scottish elections.
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The Conservative MP and former GP Sarah Wollaston, who is now chairwoman of the House of Commons health select committee, said:
Quote MessageWe know that we've got the £8bn pledged by 2020... If it all comes on stream at the end, the NHS is going to be in very serious financial difficulty... If it all comes in one slug the NHS doesn’t do well with that. What we need to see is a steady increase. I would like to see at least £4bn of that coming by the end of next year.”
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has told the BBC that even a "thumping win" at next year's Scottish elections would not be enough to push for a second referendum.
Earlier she had opened her party's Aberdeen conference calling on those against independence to vote SNP.
In an interview with the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg, Ms Sturgeon said ultimately it would be for her to judge whether "No" voters had changed their minds.
Ms Sturgeon is due to address her conference again on Saturday.
Prime Minister David Cameron has also been talking about the progress on renegotiating the UK's relations with the EU. Speaking in Brussels, he said the summit had two big goals:
Quote MessageThe first is the migration crisis, where Britain is playing a leading role as the largest European donor to the Syrian refugee camps. We need to do more in terms of helping those neighbouring countries, helping with the World Food Programme… We'll also be discussing the British renegotiation, that has now got under way - it's going well. The bill for our referendum has passed through the Commons, it's now in the House of Lords. The pace will now quicken, and I'll be again setting out the four vital areas where we need change, laying down what those changes will be at the start of November."
But he believes there will be a good deal for Britain:
Quote MessageI'm confident we can get a good deal for Britain, we can fix those things that need to be fixed, and I'm confident that this process is well under way and making good progress."