The government has agreed a new funding arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station that it says will cut subsidies in half. The power station, a converted coal ...

The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service.Currently only the Apple account holder can access data ...

The government has defended its negotiations with AstraZeneca, after the pharmaceutical giant ditched a planned £450m investment last week, blaming a shortfall in government funding.Science minister Sir Chris Bryant ...

The government is to ease restrictions on how some pension schemes are managed, as part of efforts to boost economic growth.The Treasury said defined benefit pension schemes have a ...

PA MediaMichael Lowry, Barry Heneghan and Kevin "Boxer" Moran of the Regional Independent Group in DublinIreland's parliament will sit for the first time later following November's election.Fianna Fáil won ...

BBCLindsey Hopkins feels ex-miners have been "thrown on the scrapheap"Former Welsh mineworkers are urging the UK government to release £2.3bn in reserves from their pension scheme so it can ...

Getty ImagesNippon Steel and US Steel are suing the US government over blocking a takeover, claiming that President Joe Biden "ignored the rule of law to gain favor" with ...

The government has unveiled a new pledge to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment in England by nearly half a million over ...

Patients most "in need" should be able to see the same doctor at every appointment in their local GP surgery, the government says.GPs will be rewarded financially if they ...

Getty ImagesGovernment borrowing fell in the year to November as more money was raised from taxes and less was spent on the country's debt interest payments, according to official ...

Government departments have recommended a pay rise of 2.8% for millions of public sector workers including teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants next year. Unions responded by saying ...

BBCKeir Starmer is to outline a “plan for change” on Thursday in a speech in which he will set targets in key areas.This, the prime minister is expected to ...