A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.

The unemployment rate was just under 4.20% in the three months to the end of June 2024 – the last measurement before the general election. It has since risen to a little over 4.53% in the three months ...

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition of the current scheme as “very restrictive”. He said he regrets that those who were bereaved in the Troubles are ...

The driest spring so far in more than a century is continuing, the Met Office said, as some farmers hope for “substantial” rain amid drought concerns. So far this spring, 80.6mm of rain has been ...

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, with measures to establish the state-owned energy company on the verge of ...