The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.

Hospitality firms and salon owners have said they are being “overloaded with extra costs” ahead of a rise in business rates ...

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in ...

The RAC, which commissioned the poll, said its research shows the car ‘remains central to so many people’s lives’.

The Daily Mirror and The Guardian say the Chancellor has been accused of balancing the budget “on the backs of the poor” after official figures revealed 3 million households could lose up to £172 in ...

The project at the site in Tintagel, north Cornwall, using slate sourced from nearby Trevillett Quarry began in January.

School attendance policies should ‘prioritise encouragement and support over sanctions’, the NFER paper has said.

Fresh talks are to be held on Thursday in a bid to resolve a long-running pay dispute involving refuse collectors which has led to rubbish piling up in streets. Members of Unite in Birmingham are on ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office said Advanced Computer Software Group had been fined over security failings that put personal data at risk.

Rachel Reeves has vowed not to shy away from economic challenges amid criticism from unions and political opponents after she cut welfare and squeezed Whitehall budgets in her spring statement.

Police investigations are hampered by “ineffective” working methods which focus on quantity over quality, a report has warned. Forces are recording how many times they update victims of crime rather ...

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move would ‘prevent intimidating protests outside places of worship to ensure that people can pray ...