No bus pass or registration will be required to access the scheme, which is due to run from July 19 to September 5.

The Government has been warned against raising the minimum income threshold for family visas to the same level for skilled workers as it is most likely to conflict with human rights law, an advisory ...

A report has warned that a maximum of two weeks’ paternity leave ‘entrenches outdated gender stereotypes about caring’.

Gaming bucked the faltering sales trend due to popular new releases, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

Thunderstorm alerts could be issued this week, the Met Office warned as it forecast “intense rainfall” across parts of the UK. The deluge is expected to hit on Wednesday evening, after a drier and ...

The Woodland Trust said the quantity and variety of wildlife is plummeting due to the deteriorating ecological condition within UK woods.

Eurostar has unveiled plans to launch direct services connecting the UK with Germany and Switzerland. The operator claimed a “new golden age of international sustainable travel is here” as it ...

Rachel Reeves has signed off on £14.2 billion of investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant as part of the spending review. The Chancellor is set to confirm the funding at the GMB Congress ...

Labour rebels have lost a vote over nature protections, amid fears Government housebuilding reforms amount to a “wreckage”. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said developers will be able to pay into ...

Thousands of people impacted by the infected blood scandal in England will be able to self refer to a bespoke psychological support NHS service, officials have announced. The nationwide service began ...

The lenders in the utility are proposing to invest another £3 billion in new equity and £2 billion of funding, but also write off billions of debt.