Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.

A once-a-day pill that could help tens of thousands of people give up cigarettes and prevent thousands of smoking-related ...

Inmates blocked gaps under their cell doors with cardboard and towels to stave off a rat infestation at a failing prison put ...

The Country Land and Business Association claims farmers will have to pay more than their profits are worth in tax, and may ...

Two in five senior staff in childcare settings have said changes in the Budget could lead to permanent closures unless the ...

Government overhaul of system for official bathing sites could also widen the definition of bathers and bring in multiple ...

Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, called for all senior clergy ‘that did nothing but knew what was ...

The proportion of people dying in poverty has risen by almost a fifth in recent years, according to analysis for an ...

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it has received a file of evidence from Surrey Police “following an investigation ...

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is due to be published on Tuesday. Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live who have a settled wish to end their lives which has been ...

Gary Lineker moved impressively from football hero to becoming one of the most famous and highly paid faces on the BBC. The ...

Human rights activists wrote to the King asking him to ‘raise the issue of political prisoners’ during King Hamad Al Khalifa ...