Ben Chu

There are some big and immediate challenges the new government will find hard to ignore.

If the chancellor decides to increase NI for employers in the Budget would that be going back on previous promises?

Trump claims more taxes on trade wouldn't be a cost to the US - but almost all economists dispute this.

Joe Biden denies calling Trump supporters "garbage" in footage which emerged shortly after Harris's speech.

How might the UK be affected by Trump's tariffs, even if they are not imposed on the UK?

Spending on the NHS has been going up for decades and is set to rise further. BBC Verify has examined some of the key numbers.

The Chancellor has earmarked "several billion pounds" in draft spending cuts to welfare.

How much will the UK be hit by US tariffs and what happens next?

The government has set out plans to save billions of pounds from the welfare bill - how have previous attempts to do this fared?

After the US president hit China with tariffs of over 100%, Beijing retaliates with higher taxes on American imports.