The majority of adults who celebrate Christmas no longer believe that having a Christmas pudding on their table is important, ...

The newly re-elected US president is expected to boost fossil fuels, roll back green incentives domestically and pull his ...

A once-a-day pill that could help tens of thousands of people give up cigarettes and prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths each year will be rolled out on the health service, NHS England’s chief ...

In his second cabinet in just over a month, Mr Ishiba reappointed most of its previous members, including foreign minister ...

Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said the smell of rat urine was “overpowering” in some areas of HMP Rochester in Kent.

Government overhaul of system for official bathing sites could also widen the definition of bathers and bring in multiple testing spots at sites.

The proportion of people dying in poverty has risen by almost a fifth in recent years, according to analysis for an end-of-life charity. More than 111,000 people are estimated to have died in poverty ...

The Country Land and Business Association claims farmers will have to pay more than their profits are worth in tax, and may need to sell their land.

The Multibank network, founded by Mr Brown with support from online giant Amazon, is now backed by Comic Relief and growing numbers of businesses, redistributing surplus items such a clothes, shoes, ...

Dame Esther, who has terminal cancer and revealed in December that she had joined Dignitas due to the current law in England, said unless her current medication turns out to be “totally miraculous” ...

Proposed legislation for England and Wales would offer the “safest choice” for mentally competent adults at the end of their lives and is capable of protecting against coercion, the MP behind the Bill ...