Social care minister Maree Todd defended the decision to scrap an effective pay freeze for members of his government.

Tess Howard was made an MBE for services to inclusive sportswear for women and girls, which she described as a ‘ridiculous’ campaign.

Ofsted is placing teachers in “imminent serious danger” and its proposed report cards will not address the “crisis in trust and reliability”, a union has said.

The Prime Minister has faced repeated questions over his definition of a woman in the five years since he became Labour leader.

Pete Grimwade is running 10 consecutive marathons to remember his daughter, Isabella, who died at 10 weeks old from a cardiac ...

Campaigners who brought the legal case have told of their delight but others raised concerns at the implications.

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court and been released on bail over allegations of child sex abuse. Dott, 47, is accused of two charges relating to primary school-age ...

Judge Mark Bishop said that Cambridgeshire County Council had taken a ‘rigid and blinkered approach to safety issues’.

Unite the union says if guarantees that no worker will lose money could be put into writing by Birmingham City Council, a deal could be closer.

Doctors in two end-of-life cases can be named, the Supreme Court has ruled, after the parents of two children said they wanted to “tell their story”. Isaiah Haastrup, aged 12 months, and Zainab Abbasi ...

Status yellow rain warnings are in effect in five Irish counties and much of Northern Ireland on Wednesday. Warnings of potential flooding and travel disruption have been issued across affected parts ...

David Stewart (50) was spotted outside the woman’s address before he climbed into a van and drove towards the house.