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Margaret Hodge, chair of public accounts committee, signals company interview to come on tax arrangements

MP condemns 'farcical' government business case amid concerns over whether regions will benefit economically

A doctor, who worked for the private company which assesses people for disability benefits, says its methods are "unfair".

A protester against the blacklist is in hospital in Manchester with two broken legs.

Far right group the English Defence League has announced plans to march through Tower Hamlets this summer.

In nine days following the raid and closure of the care agency, the local authority failed to visit Gloria Foster, who later died

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when more than a third of his Conservative MPs voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's...

Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says she might run as a joint Tory-UK Independence Party candidate at the next general election but No 10 rejects the idea.

As the Greek government retreats from a proposal that would rein the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party that has 18 seats in Parliament, the police - often said to be

Online retailer's tax charge brings to £6m the total corporation tax raised from Amazon.co.uk in a decade

I have nothing but contempt for overpaid, over-mighty managers, buttressed in power and authority by the Tory NHS “reforms”

The organisers of a martial arts show in Prague have bowed to pressure from
the media and sponsors and cancelled an appearance by a Hungarian fighter
who’s...

Education secretary suggests A* and A grades may be replaced by one to four scale to create more distinctions in highest grades

Party leader takes shelter in police riot van as demonstrators chant: 'Ukip scum off our streets'

UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s attempt to hold a press conference in a pub in Edinburgh today ended abruptly when protesters hijacked the event.

In England and Wales, only civil or religious weddings can gain legal recognition. And the government is set to block the latest attempt at reform. Anna Vesterinen reports

The 43 NUT members at ARK Globe Academy Elephant and Castle (the Obama Academy – the one he visited with Cameron) will be striking over compulsory redundancies. This is a resumption of earlier action.

The picket lines start at seven on Wed 22 May.

They have also announced a strike on Weds June 5th and Thurs June 6th.

Joseph Harker: The different ways the media covered two cases of men grooming children for sex show how shockingly easy it is to demonise a whole community

The University recently released plans to restructure support staff, putting 361 staff members at risk of redundancy or cuts to their pay and conditions, disproportionately targeting women and those with caring responsibilities.