The Conservatives oppose the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, describing measures within it as a ‘wrecking ball’.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was killed in a drive-by shooting outside a north-west London church. Shots were fired in Gifford Road, Brent, at about 9.15pm ...

The economist said three years is an ‘inappropriate length of time’ for a final report from the new commission into social care.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 72-year-old man died in hospital a month after his Somerset home was burgled. Stephen Ridgeway told police he answered the door of his ...

Teachers in the Blaenau Gwent Council area will no longer change a child’s nappies if they are not toilet trained.

Biomarkers found in the blood can reveal changes in the body that may signal lung cancer before symptoms appear.

Newcastle took a major step towards booking their place at Wembley with a brilliant 2-0 semi-final opening-leg victory.

A daytime Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least 13 civilians and injured about 30 others, officials said.

Coldean Lane was blocked both ways from Hawkhurst Road to A270 Lewes Road near Coldean due to a Brighton and Hove bus struggling with the snow ...

Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday that the incoming president’s ambitions are unlikely to amount to anything more than talk.

Councillors were recommended to approve the plan but decided to defer the decision to give residents more time to comment.

Parents who want to homeschool their children face having to get permission from their local council, if their child is at risk of harm, according to plans in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill ...