A High Court challenge to the “huge” fee required to register a child as a British citizen has been given the go-ahead. The Project for the Registration of Children as
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Domestic abuse incidents recorded by police in Scotland have risen in the past year but the Justice Secretary says he is confident new laws will help tackle the crime. A
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The Government has suffered a further defeat at the hands of peers demanding strengthened safeguards for vulnerable people detained in care homes or hospitals. The House of Lords backed by
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Four women bringing a High Court challenge over the Government’s Universal Credit scheme say they are struggling financially because of the way the system operates. The women, who are all
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Thousands of child refugees should be allowed into Britain to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport rescue scheme, peers have been told. Labour’s Lord Dubs said 10,000 unaccompanied child
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First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones “fuelled the despair” of a Labour party colleague accused of sexual misconduct when he gave television interviews the day before his death, his inquest
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An action plan to tackle violence against women in Scotland is to be expanded. The Equally Safe strategy launched last year included measures to teach school children the importance of
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An inquest into the death of a Welsh politician accused of sexual misconduct is due to begin on Monday. Welsh Assembly member Carl Sargeant (pictured), 49, was found hanged by
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The UK will provide £50 million of aid funding to tackle the brutal practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) across Africa. The package will help support a movement to end
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Health teams working in the community are to get a multi-billion funding boost in a bid to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, the Prime Minister has announced. Theresa May pledged £3.5
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