The Children’s Charities Coalition, which includes Action for Children, Barnardo’s and the NSPCC, said the Government’s “commitment to reforming and rebalancing children’s social care towards early ...

The Festivals Forward report surveyed 101 events such as the Edinburgh Fringe, BBC Proms, Cheltenham Festivals and Hay Festival.

Plaid Cymru is calling for Wales to be given the same powers of control as Scotland. Transport, crown estate, justice and policing, energy, taxation and welfare are among the powers held by Scotland ...

The major shift in policy comes as Joe Biden is set to leave office following President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory ...

An Israeli strike early on Sunday in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza killed at least 30 people, the director of a hospital has ...

Lasers that harness bacteria’s natural ability to convert sunlight into energy could power missions to Mars and provide a source of clean energy on Earth, scientists have announced. The technology is ...

A bird species found in mainland Europe and the Mediterranean is thought to be extinct globally by a coalition of conservation groups. The slender-billed curlew – a migratory shorebird that bred in ...

The UK is braced for “disruptive snow”, ice and cold temperatures over the coming days, the Met Office has said. Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas in the country’s “first ...

Feelings of “mistrust” and “scepticism” among medics about working with pharmaceutical firms is holding back industry’s potential to help transform NHS patient care, a report has warned. The resources ...

Treasury data shows that around three-quarters of farmers will pay nothing in inheritance tax as a result of the controversial changes.

Actor Daniel Portman has praised Glasgow’s booming film industry and said that Scotland “has the best storytellers in the world”. Portman described it as a “bucket list” dream to appear in Black ...

Bratislava has been ranked the best destination for UK travellers seeking a bargain Christmas markets break. The Slovakian ...