An increase in UK defence spending is part of a "macho agenda of militarization" Northern Ireland's first minister has said.Michelle O'Neill was speaking after the chancellor used her Spring ...

Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRichard Meddings, a former banker, is the chair of NHS EnglandThe chair of NHS England has said he does not disagree with the abolishing of ...

Henry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondent•@hzeffmanPA MediaWhen Sir Keir Starmer was preparing to run for the Labour leadership in 2020, his campaign director told the future prime minister what mattered ...

Getty ImagesProposals on the long-term funding of adult social care in England are unlikely to be delivered before 2028 at the earliest, the government has confirmed. Health and Social ...

ReutersMinisters have been told to stop spending that does not contribute to the government's priorities, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises to take "an iron fist against waste".Reeves will ask ...

BBCMinisters are expected to approve the long awaited A5 road projectStormont ministers are expected to approve the long-awaited A5 road project on Wednesday, BBC News NI understands.An official announcement ...

Next week, around 3,000 prisoners in England and Wales will be released early from jail.Why? In the last week or so the system came within around 100 places of ...

Getty ImagesMinisters are considering tighter restrictions on smoking outdoors as part of a drive to phase out tobacco.As first reported by the Sun, smoking could be banned in pub ...

ReutersThe Home Office has outlined plans to tackle illegal immigration, including deploying 100 new intelligence officers to target people smuggling gangs.Ministers are also promising a "large surge" in the ...

Former health secretary Jeane Freeman also believes misogyny should have been included in the new law. Source link

Ministers fear that the relatively cheap cost of vaping makes it more accessible for young people. Source link

Mr Poulter told the BBC that while the country needed "to find ways to speed up the construction of new energy projects", he remained against "erecting new electricity pylons ...