Northern Ireland Health Minister Robbie Butler appointed Sarah Wakfer to a four-year term as chair of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority, which oversees standards ...

Official figures show housing starts and completions across Scotland declined sharply over the past year, increasing pressure on the devolved government to address persistent sh...

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds announced new enforcement measures including compulsory water-efficiency labels and MOT-style checks as the government seeks to curb pollutio...

Continued instability in the Middle East has driven diesel prices toward £2 a litre and lifted forecasts for household energy bills, squeezing consumer spending power and raisin...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the current post-Brexit settlement is inadequate and that his government is considering options including rejoining the European Union or return...

EY UK chief economist Peter Arnold said shrinking fiscal headroom has left the public finances more exposed to higher gilt yields and external economic shocks, increasing pressu...

Consumer advocates say BT has pushed households toward internet-based phone services in ways that could leave some elderly customers without reliable emergency communications du...

Industry leaders say UK manufacturers are struggling to balance access to Chinese and European markets as escalating trade barriers threaten the competitiveness of Britain’s aut...

The party approved an internal motion characterizing Zionism as a racist ideology, drawing condemnation from the Israeli government and prominent British Jewish organizations.

Campaigners are preparing legal action over lengthy delays in autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessments that are leaving thousands of adults and children w...

Police recorded an unprecedented increase in assaults, spitting and sexual harassment involving railway staff and passengers, amid concerns over falling police numbers across th...