Civil defence authorities are assessing results from recent emergency broadcast trials after cell alerts and other public warning infrastructure met operational reliability targ...

Transport officials are working with regional leaders to remove administrative barriers and accelerate rail connections intended to support manufacturing centres and attract bus...

The British Business Bank will provide investments of between £5 million and £15 million to university spinouts and expanding companies across northern England as part of the go...

BBC Director-General Matt Brittin has acknowledged the prospect of industrial action after employees rejected an average 2.1% pay increase while the broadcaster pursues £500 mil...

Britain voted at the United Nations Security Council to extend existing Sudan sanctions until October 9, giving members additional time to negotiate a broader framework focused ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended changes to the early prison release system and his government’s regional re-industrialisation plans against opposition criticism over pu...

Nigel Farage has acknowledged that an undercover investigation alleging senior Reform UK aides discussed ways to bypass electoral rules on foreign donations is damaging to publi...

Independent forecasters say higher borrowing costs and growing demands on public services could force the Treasury to raise taxes or restrain spending ahead of the autumn fiscal...

Jaguar Land Rover has told employees and unions that it plans a voluntary redundancy programme affecting as many as 4,000 positions over two years as it responds to weaker sales...

Chancellor John Healey has warned businesses and taxpayers to expect tough fiscal decisions in the October 28 budget as higher global bond yields and Middle East energy pressure...

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has formally described Israel’s occupation of the West Bank as unlawful while extending British sanctions and trade restrictions targeting unauthor...