The Government should formally apologise to unmarried women who were “railroaded” into unwanted adoptions between the 1950s and 1970s, MPs and peers have said. The Joint Committee on Human Rights
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A Parliamentary committee has called for increased efforts to vaccinate people in vulnerable groups against Covid-19 as infection rates continue to rise again. A report by the Public Accounts Committee
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHS) has been issued with a formal reprimand by the official information watchdog over the use of private messaging channels by ministers and
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A landmark reform to the UK’s benefits system has led to an unintended rise in home repossessions, burglaries and vehicle crimes, costing society almost half a billion pounds, research suggests.
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A Conservative MP who demolished a telegraph pole in a late-night car crash while dressed as a woman has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined £2,500 after
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Scottish Labour have demanded that Holyrood introduces new measures to keep people safe from Covid as infections continue to rise. Jackie Baillie, the party’s health spokeswoman, set out their Covid
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The new Health Secretary is being urged to end the delay in announcing a pay rise for nurses amid research suggesting public support for industrial action over the issue has
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Families who lost loved ones to coronavirus and were “ripped apart” by Boris Johnson’s actions will not be able to move on following his resignation, a campaign group said. The
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Nicola Sturgeon has said the Prime Minister will “cause chaos” if he stays on until October. Boris Johnson’s attempts to cling to power in the past 48 hours came to
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The Prime Minister intends to remain in office until his successor is elected, a process which could take months, prompting a backlash from party grandees and political opponents over his
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