Raft of new UK laws passed this week and how they impact you - including polling stations change and care costs cap

New laws are set to see voters asked for ID at polling stations and police given more power to crack down on peaceful protests. It comes as a raft of legislation received Royal Assent this week in a final push ahead of the temporary suspension of Parliament.

Several long-debated pieces of legislation made it through both Houses before the current session came to a close on Thursday as rebellious Lords were forced to back down in the face of the government's 75-strong Commons majority. Controversial Bills including the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act and the Nationality and Borders Act have been wrangled over during the last year.

Measures aimed at preventing animal cruelty will also become law, while an £86,000 cap on the contributions that individuals will make towards social care costs has also been passed.

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Several other bills, such as the one aimed at making people safer online, will need to be carried over to the next session after the government ran out of time to get them passed. Around a third of the laws promised in last year's Queen's Speech didn't pass in time.

Both Houses of Parliament will return on Tuesday, May 10, and a Queen’s Speech to announce the government’s legislative programme for the new parliamentary session will take place on that day too.

The Manchester Evening News has rounded up some of the laws that got Royal Assent just in the nick of time - and how they are set to impact you.

The controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act was granted Royal Assent on Tuesday in the final stage of a turbulent passage through Parliament. The bill grants the police additional powers to