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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 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 ...

A third (33%) of parents say they have resorted to scrolling social media for parenting advice, a survey for the Government has found.

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

Cracking down on repeat protest means “giving succour to the haters”, MPs have heard. Referring to these “haters”, Pete Wishart suggested Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was “allowing them to dictate ...

Leading organisations in the tree production sector are calling for a designated action plan to boost the number and diversity of species ...

The spending watchdog warned that ‘clear failures’ in the ECO scheme led to poor-quality installations, health and safety risks and ...