Conservative Ben Obese-Jecty called for a ban on people convicted of violence against women from running for Parliament, referring to ...

There are more levers which could be used to tackle child poverty than scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the Deputy Prime Minister has said as the Scottish Government seeks to mitigate it.

Full Fact has found a widely-shared estimate that a million children have been victims is not reliable, but the true total remains unclear.

Colin Stonehouse, 36, and David Kirkbride, 28, joined a crowd of protesters who caused damage to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Staffordshire.

Members of the National Education Union will be asked if they would be willing to take industrial action over the Government’s proposed pay offer.

Irish leaders have indicated they are content with the handling of recent weather as the end of the cold snap is in sight. Temperatures in parts of Ireland plunged to minus 7.5C in the early hours of ...

A “popular, well-liked” teenager was fatally stabbed near a bus station in a town centre, police have said. Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked ...

A motorist has been caught driving with their head out of the window “Ace Ventura-style” because the car’s windscreen was blocked by snow. Merseyside Police said this is “simply not acceptable” and ...

Veronica Wilson spoke to John Swinney about the unsolved killing of her husband Alistair at their home in Nairn in 2004.

Millions of families who claim Child Benefit are set to receive increased payments from this April. HMRC has confirmed that families with one child will now receive the new amount of £26.05 per week, ...