People applying for a driving licence will be encouraged to become blood donors as part of a new initiative to drive up the ...

The deaths of women and babies during childbirth have been “normalised”, the Health Secretary said. Wes Streeting told a debate on baby loss in the House of Commons that the level of deaths in England ...

Labour deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said it should give ‘a clear articulation of the core purpose of the Labour Government’.

Non-food sales growth slowed to 0.7 against growth of 1.7 last September and below the 12-month average growth of 0.9, the BRC and KPMG reported.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Vicky Pattison has said she is finding the show “intimidating and overwhelming”, but is keen to push herself out of her comfort zone. The reality TV star, who is ...

Campaigners want an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament.

The Government said it was updating the rules on allocating flood defence funding for the first time since 2011, with changes to overhaul a complex process that put councils with limited resources at ...

An Afghan migrant who came to the UK on a small boat is to be sentenced for making a threat to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok post. Fayaz Khan, 26, made the threat to kill the ...

Quitting smoking, even in later life, could help slow down age-related memory problems, a study has found. According to experts, the findings add to evidence that giving up cigarettes may help prevent ...

The test for the genetic condition will be included in the Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, which is performed five days after birth.

– Russia is a “capable and irresponsible threat actor in cyberspace”, while pro-Moscow “hacktivist” groups operating outside formal state control are seeking to target the UK, Europe, US, and other ...

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are among ministers putting pressure on firms to act.