Rain Newton-Smith will say in a speech that the UK must not listen to the ‘siren call of protectionism’ in its trade policy.

The rising cost of childcare and reduced access to it in recent years have been raised by Britain’s human rights watchdog as it submitted a report to the United Nations (UN).

The Government’s plan to make it easier to build on already-developed parts of the green belt is “largely redundant” and could have a limited impact on housebuilding, a Lords committee has said.

Some 81 of this healthcare spending is spent in hospitals (£9.6bn), with 56 (£6.6bn) of that going on emergency hospital care.

Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar and 65-year-old ...

NHS data shows one in five children and young people experience a common mental health problem such as anxiety or depression.

British Airways has insisted changes to its loyalty programme will create a fairer system and are not designed to reduce the number of people rewarded. The airline is switching from awarding points ...

The advertising watchdog found that viewers were likely to believe, at least initially, that they were watching a programme.

Inspectors have revealed “deeply depressing” findings into female prisons as rates of self-harm are 8.5 times higher than male jails, including a “bizarre rule” set to be changed that does not allow ...

The magic number is 77 – the amount of goals Ronaldo needs for 1,000 in a stellar career that began way back on August 14, 2002. If life does indeed begin at 40, then Ronaldo is ready to cherish the ...

British photographer Ian Wood came first for his humorous image of a Eurasian badger looking up at graffiti depicting a gun-wielding badger.

The Government has announced a “record” £2.65 billion to build and maintain flood defences over the next two years to protect thousands of homes.