A recent report said an estimated 200,000 people in state, foster and faith-based care suffered ‘unimaginable’ abuse over a ...

Sir Keir Starmer is poised to withdraw the offer of a new job to his former chief of staff Sue Gray, according to media reports. Ms Gray was due to take up a role as “envoy to the nations and regions” ...

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho said the cut would require a ‘shift away from meat and dairy’, as energy ministers said bills would ...

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced an assisted dying Bill to the Commons (Stefan Rousseau/PA) There are several requirements for someone to be eligible under the proposed law. The person must be ...

Baroness Jacqui Smith said further education staff felt ‘rightly’ disappointed that they had not got the same pay rise as school teachers.

The initial police investigation into the death of showjumper Katie Simpson was “flawed”, a police watchdog review has concluded. The Police Ombudsman investigation also found it had “failed” Ms ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on December 16, paving the way for a new parliamentary election as early as February, German media reported ...

A 17-year-old girl has died after fleeing a police vehicle and being struck by a car on a motorway. The girl was being transported to custody when officers stopped the Avon and Somerset Police vehicle ...

The new capital market mechanism is designed to raise money to help build clean energy projects in developing countries.

A WOMAN is accused of stealing items worth more than £200 from a Brierley Hill card shop. Zara Hasson was arrested on the High Street on Monday morning (November 11) after staff from the Card Factory ...

A former Dudley councillor will face trial for sending threatening messages on an electronic device after a judge rejected a bid to drop the charges.

The UK has pledged an 81% cut to emissions by 2035, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed. The goal, unveiled by the Prime Minister at Cop29 in Azerbaijan, is in line with the recommendation of the Climate ...