The combination of increases in national insurance contributions and higher wage bills could force cuts to staff or even closures, the BMA said.

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial for Sara’s murder, along with his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29.

Eminem, Boy George, George Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, the Doobie Brothers, NWA and Alanis Morissette are among the ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has announced he will resign, following days of pressure after a damning review into the most prolific abuser associated with the church. The independent ...

A legal challenge over decisions to approve new oil and gas fields in Scottish waters has formally begun at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, with its first submission heard on Tuesday morning.

Ministers have “negligently underestimated” how many pensioners will “fall through the cracks” following cuts to winter fuel payments, the Tories have claimed. Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen ...

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

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 ...

Iford Whittaker, 80, could be facing a life sentence after admitting abusing a fourth boy during his time as a priest.

The Prime Minister’s pledge to cut emissions by 81% will lead to “hardship” for the British people, shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho has told MPs. During energy questions in the Commons, Ms ...

In a speech to world leaders at Cop29 on Tuesday, the Prime Minister announced a target to cut UK emissions by 81% by 2035, compared with the country’s 1990 levels. The target covers greenhouse gas ...

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 ...