The UK Government announced in the summer that winter fuel payment would no longer be universal, scuppering Scottish Government plans.

BBC pundit Alan Shearer has ruled himself out of taking over from Gary Lineker as the host of Match Of The Day. The former England striker, 54, is a regular on the BBC football highlights programme ...

The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said he wishes Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was alongside him as the assisted dying debate in Parliament edges closer.

The Government introduced mandatory calorie labelling in England for businesses that serve food in 2022 as part of its national obesity strategy.

World champion Kyren Wilson shrugged off a headache and concerns over the speed of the tables to sweep past Stephen Maguire 6-0 in the first round of the UK Championship. Wilson dominated what had ...

Plans have been submitted to convert a 200-year-old former fish warehouse in Porthleven into a gym, museum and pop-up sushi lounge. The current owner of the Mussel Shoal al fresco restaurant on ...

A pub in England has been asked to change its name by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) due to it being "derogatory" and "unfair" to foxes. The animal rights group has made the ...

Explore the evolution of childhood through a sociological lens, from its medieval roots as a non-distinct phase to the modern challenges of ...

A jury has been sworn in to try the case of Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai, who is accused of rape. The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, deny ...

Researchers have found differences in the brain pathology of paediatric and adult patients that might explain the sometimes “catastrophic outcomes” seen in children following a traumatic brain injury.

Last week Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government.

Sinn Fein’s housing spokesman has claimed that handing the housing portfolio to Fianna Fail for another five years would be a “catastrophe”. Eoin O Broin has accused Fianna Fail of overseeing record ...