Inflation is expected to increase to its highest level for 21 months as more pressure piles on the Chancellor and the Bank of England. Economists have predicted Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation ...

The Home Secretary also insisted the scope of the probe ‘will not change’ amid claims its remit could be widened.

Louise Shackleton, who was told this month she will not face charges over her husband’s assisted death in Switzerland last December, made her plea to House of Lords peers as they prepared to carry out ...

The Government said collective defined contribution schemes can potentially offer more security and higher average incomes throughout retirement.

Grieving families who have lost loved ones as a result of severe allergic reactions are calling for urgent changes to the inquest system, warning that the current set-up has failed to learn from past ...

A UK defence minister has said the UK Government is discussing investing directly in Scottish colleges to tackle skills shortages in the sector. Education is fully devolved to Scotland, meaning it is ...

A study by Nottingham Trent University for the Royal Voluntary Service found that more than two-in-five charities report rising requests for help, while one-in-four say they are unable to meet demand.

Scotland becoming independent would be a “win” for Vladimir Putin, a UK defence minister has said. Defence procurement minister Luke Pollard was speaking to Scottish journalists in London on Tuesday ...