Social protection spending is by far the biggest outgoing for the government, accounting for more than a quarter of all its expenditure. This includes the cost of benefits paid ...

The government has defended the early release of prisoners after it emerged a former inmate allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on the same day he was freed. Amari Ward, ...

Uefa says it will "discuss the implications" of the UK Government's decision not to provide funding to redevelop Casement Park in Belfast in time to be used as a ...

Data centres in the UK are to be classified as critical national infrastructure, joining the emergency services, finance and healthcare systems, and energy and water supplies.It means they would ...

England's 11 million renters are set to get more security as Labour introduces a new bill to ban "no-fault" evictions.A Renters’ Rights Bill was introduced by the Conservatives but ...

The government must ban flavoured and disposable vapes, doctors say, to protect children against a growing epidemic of use in the UK. The British Medical Association says bold action ...

Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of extremism under new government plans, the Home Office has said. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has ordered a review of ...

The transport secretary has voiced "serious concerns" about rail operator CrossCountry and threatened to take action if things do not improve.In a scathing letter to the train company's interim ...

Getty ImagesMuhammad Yunus is credited with helping to lift millions out of poverty using a pioneering system of micro-finance loansNobel laureate Muhammad Yunus - a longtime political foe of ...

The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned.It includes £800m for the creation ...

The government is set to significantly raise the budget for this year's renewable energy auction, following calls from industry for more support.Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will announce on Wednesday ...

17 minutes agoBy John Campbell, BBC News NI economics and business editorPAHarland and Wolff employs about 1,500 people, mainly in BelfastThe government is due to explain why it has refused to ...