The majority of teachers have witnessed children arriving at school in dirty clothes, with unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth over the past year – and they expect the situation to get worse, a survey ...

Households across Britain are facing increasing energy costs this winter after the regulator raised its price cap from October 1. Ofgem’s price cap has risen by £149 from the previous £1,568 a year ...

Almost 10 million households have been told they risk overpaying for their energy if they do not send meter readings to their supplier, as a 10% price rise takes effect. The average household energy ...

The ‘cat-sized, tree-climbing members of the weasel family’ have been reintroduced after going extinct in the region more than a century ago.

Military officials said they were carrying out ‘targeted ground raids’ in villages close to the Israeli border.

Wet weather is set to persist across parts of the UK after heavy rain warnings expire. A yellow alert covering eastern England came into force at 8am on Monday and will end at 3am on Tuesday, but rain ...

New analysis has warned the party will need to ‘convince quite different groups of voters the party shares their values’ if it wants to win ...

From Tuesday, if an employer breaks the law and retains tips, a worker will be able to bring a claim to an employment tribunal.

Hollywood star Tom Cruise and Arsenal football club manager Mikel Arteta were among the guests at a gala fundraising dinner.

Migrants could be housed in hotels for up to three more years because of the asylum backlog, it has been reported. The Times newspaper said on Monday evening that since winning the election Home ...

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London is to probe claims that investigative reporters in Northern Ireland were subject to unlawful covert intelligence by the police. The actions of three ...

David Buttress said the Government should ‘get away from the short-term tactics’ of year-by-year handouts to tackle high fuel costs.