Trading Standards is calling for urgent regulation of the new class of addictive products sold to children following the ban of single-use vapes.

Tory ex-ministers have sought to defend their record amid mounting pressure over the Afghan data leak that resulted in an unprecedented superinjunction and an £850 million secret relocation scheme.

Libraries, fire stations, and care homes are among community buildings which are to receive a share of £10 million for clean energy projects, the Government has said. Publicly-owned Great British ...

Care home workers and their families are almost twice as likely to live in poverty as the average UK employee, according to research published as those in the adult social care sector await details on ...

Rachel Reeves will pitch the UK as a “beacon of stability” when she meets fellow finance ministers in South Africa. The Chancellor is set to meet her counterparts at the G20 in Durban on Thursday and ...

Finding a childcare place during the holidays can be difficult for children with special educational needs and disabilities, survey suggests.

A child poverty strategy had been due to be published in spring but was subsequently delayed until autumn to align with the Chancellor’s budget.

Hamas’s military wing was proscribed in 2001 and that was extended in 2021 to include its political wing. After Ms Turness’s comments were reported, a BBC spokesperson said: “The BBC constantly makes ...

The family of a man who was paralysed at the age of two after catching the flu have expressed their “hope” as scientists have discovered that a faulty gene may be responsible for the rare condition.

Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell was delighted with the debut performance of goalkeeper Max Stryjek in his side’s 1-0 Premier Sports Cup win over Livingston. The Pole denied his former club on a ...

Sir Keir Starmer will host German chancellor Friedrich Merz on his first official visit to the UK on Thursday as the Prime Minister seeks to boost ties on defence and tackling people smuggling ...