Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has agreed to publish a series of reviews of Universal Credit after acknowledging there was “no point” in keeping them under wraps. The project
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The Government has pledged to improve bus access for wheelchair users following a Supreme Court ruling. New measures to ensure wheelchair users can travel in spaces set aside for them
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The Irish Government has finalised the wording for an abortion referendum giving the go-ahead for voters to have their say on liberalising Ireland abortion laws. Ministers formally approved the referendum
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The UK Government has tabled a budget for Northern Ireland in the ongoing absence of devolved ministers due to the powersharing crisis. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley unveiled the £12
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Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “concerned” by the police detection rate for so-called revenge porn cases in Scotland. She said there is “still work to be done” in tackling
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The Duchess of Cambridge praised a children’s mental health charity for leading efforts “to give every child the very best start in life” as she opened its headquarters. In a
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How long men and women enjoy a healthy life can vary by more than 25 years depending on the individual part of a town or city in which they live,
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An incurably-ill man has brought the latest stage of his legal fight for a “dignified death” to the High Court. The 54-year-old, who can only be referred to as Omid
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The families of two young men who died while in the care of the authorities have called for legal aid to be made more available for those fighting well-funded authorities
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Cash-strapped councils are “raiding their rainy day funds” to cope with growing demand on social services, the public spending watchdog has said. Government funding for local authorities has fallen by
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