Darshna Soni , Home Affairs Correspondent

Organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham promise that tonight’s opening ceremony will be on a par with the spectacular event that launched the London 2012 Olympics games.

It’s been five months since the invasion of Ukraine began – and almost as long since the launch of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, in which people fleeing war could be matched with host families in the UK.

Dozens of schools have closed, many train services have been cancelled or delayed amid fears the searing heat could cause train tracks to buckle – and flights were suspended at Luton airport because of problems with the runway.  

More than 1,000 girls in Telford were abused over a period of three decades – while the authorities ignored obvious evidence of child sex crimes, an inquiry has found. 

All this began with some serious allegations involving former Tory deputy chief whip Chris Pincher. Last night we revealed two police forecs had received reports of sexual assault linked to Mr Pincher – claims Mr Pincher has denied. 

Let’s not forget where this whole scandal started – with allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the former Deputy chief whip Chris Pincher. Tonight this programme can reveal that two police forces, Stafforshire and the Met, received reports of sexual assault by a man believed to be Mr Pincher, one in 2019 and one six years…

The Government says it will cut the cost of childcare for families facing a squeeze on their incomes, with plans to lower the ratio of staff to children in England’s nurseries. 

Only a fraction of trains were running – and huge areas of the country were left without rail services, as staff walked out on a second day of action.

Newspaper reports suggest Prince Charles has privately called the government’s Rwanda plan “appalling”.

What does the larger-than-expected rebellion among Tory MPs mean to voters in seats that gave Boris Johnson his 80-seat majority?

What do voters make of it all?

A national review into the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson says concerns by members of their extended families were ignored. There was weak decision making and poor information sharing within child protection services, and the way child protection is approached in England needs to “change fundamentally” – that’s according to the Child Safeguarding…

The number of children in care in England could soar to 100,000 unless there is radical reform of the social care system. 

Officials have said they want to have the centre up and running in the small village of Linton-on-Ouse by the end of this month.

It hasn’t been this bad since the early 1980s. Confirmation today that in the year to April, inflation hit a 40-year high.