Some 126 party backbenchers had signed an amendment that would halt the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in its tracks.

Nick Carroll, chief executive of Together for Short Lives, said: “As ministers try to shift greater levels of healthcare from hospitals into communities, our amazing children’s hospices are doing more ...

Inspector Moloy Campbell said his thoughts were entirely focused on the need to ‘preserve life’ including that of his officers on the ground.

British pop rock band The 1975 will be the first headliners to grace the Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage this year when they perform ...

Justin Welby resigned as archbishop of Canterbury last year in the wake of a review of sexual abuse committed by a Christian camp leader.

In a letter to MPs, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said personal independence payments would be protected.

The Department for Education should enter ‘campaign mode’ to ensure more students enrol in the technical qualifications, MPs say.

Two Met Police officers have been dismissed after being found to have committed gross misconduct in relation to the ‘disproportionate’ search.

Sir Keir Starmer is understood to have offered concessions on his controversial welfare reforms in a Government climbdown that looks set to have won over leading Labour rebels. Number 10 had been ...

The think tank report comes as the state of adult social care in England is currently under review by the Casey Commission.

Labour rebels are understood to have been offered concessions by the Government on its welfare reforms with an announcement expected shortly. Number 10 had been locked in crisis talks with ...

The alert, which covers most of southern England, starts at midday on Friday and will last until 6pm on Tuesday.