Some islands feel like they belong to our world; others seem to have slipped in from another dimension. Far from the usual ...

Labour has scrapped the two-child benefit cap – lifting 450,000 children out of poverty, including 1,970 in Motherwell, ...

The government has made an immediate U turn on one of its key employment-rights pledges announced in this weeks' budget. We ask why it's happened and what it means for employers. Also, Felicity Hannah ...

The government announced it is changing rates of tax on property, savings and dividend income to ensure income from assets is ...

Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal following his release by military ...

A fresh controversy has erupted over the 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC) after a pointed question in the Rajya Sabha ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded a detailed discussion in Parliament on the issue of air pollution in the ...

A leaked memo shows plans to shift most jury trials to judge-only hearings. Here’s what Lammy’s proposal could mean for UK ...

A lifeline has been thrown to Aberdeen's RAAC-hit residents - but homeowners elsewhere face an uncertain future.

Britain's government watered down plans to strengthen workers' protection against unfair dismissal on Thursday, saying ...

The Hong Kong government said the death toll stands at 128, and around 200 people remain missing and unaccounted for.

Labour is simply totally unsuitable to be a governing party. Dr Gerald Edwards, Glasgow. This was surely the most shambolic lead-up to a Budget ever, with proposals dribbling into select media outlets ...