There are more levers which could be used to tackle child poverty than scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the Deputy Prime Minister has said as the Scottish Government seeks to mitigate it.

Colin Stonehouse, 36, and David Kirkbride, 28, joined a crowd of protesters who caused damage to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Staffordshire.

Members of the National Union will be asked if they would be willing to take industrial action over the Government’s proposed ...

A Northern Ireland MP has described herself as a “survivor of abuse” while speaking in the Commons, as she told MPs of her ...

Tanaiste Micheal Martin said Ireland needed to take ‘one step at a time’ in relation to the incoming US administration.

A “popular, well-liked” teenager was fatally stabbed near a bus station in a town centre, police have said. Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says winning the FA Cup is one of his side’s targets this season. Villa are seven-times winners ...

A motorist has been caught driving with their head out of the window “Ace Ventura-style” because the car’s windscreen was ...

Police are investigating whether the death of a 78-year-old woman by cardiac arrest after she boarded a London bus was linked to how the vehicle was driven. The elderly woman was taken ill shortly ...

The Government has said there is “no need for an emergency intervention” as it sought to soothe concerns over the UK’s shaky financial markets. On Thursday, the value of the pound fell to its lowest ...

A London charity has been given an official warning in what is thought to be a first-of-its-kind case after fundraising for a ...