The Royal Mint commissioned research published to coincide with the release of its ‘sustainable’ sixpence made from recovered ...

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

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

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said the smell of rat urine was “overpowering” in some areas of HMP Rochester in Kent.

They also warned there is a ‘fundamental mismatch’ between demand for services and what the NHS is able to do.

The Multibank network, founded by Mr Brown with support from online giant Amazon, is now backed by Comic Relief and growing numbers of businesses, redistributing surplus items such a clothes, shoes, ...

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, has said his “future is uncertain” as he implored people to become potential stem cell donors. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier ...

The proportion of people dying in poverty has risen by almost a fifth in recent years, according to analysis for an end-of-life charity. More than 111,000 people are estimated to have died in poverty ...

Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins said the policy will affect family farmers and tenant farmers rather than big companies.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it has received a file of evidence from Surrey Police “following an investigation into allegations of misconduct in a public office” relating to the Princess ...

The newly re-elected US president is expected to boost fossil fuels, roll back green incentives domestically and pull his ...

Proposed legislation for England and Wales would offer the “safest choice” for mentally competent adults at the end of their lives and is capable of protecting against coercion, the MP behind the Bill ...