Lorries have started to remove 30,000 tonnes of harmful waste which was dumped in an ancient woodland. It marks the beginning of a year-long operation at Hoad's Wood, a beauty spot near Great Chart, ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, who has already taken steps to soften the impact of the welfare Bill, has been locked in talks with backbenchers as she seeks to talk round those opposed to ...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has dodged questions about the brewing rebellion to the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Around 120 Labour MPs – including a reported 12 from Scotland – have put ...

Public sector buyers would be able to avoid normal requirements to consider overseas bidders and instead give priority to domestic firms.

Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting voted different ways on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Officers investigating a dog attack where a child and a woman were bitten in broad daylight say they want to speak to a woman ...

A new grime and rap festival is coming to a riverside town this summer. Music talent agency, G-Town Talents are looking to host their second-ever major music event at Gravesend’s Promenade. Tayó Grant ...

One free go at a driving test might encourage learners ‘to only go for it when they really thought that they were going to pass it’, MPs heard.

Emergency services have been called to reports of a serious crash. The A274 Headcorn Road in Biddenden, near Ashford, is reportedly blocked in both directions following a collision. Emergency services ...

A university where Jewish students and staff were exposed to antisemitism has launched a two-year “action plan” to combat the problem. Goldsmiths, University of London said an independent inquiry into ...

A prison officer holding an inmate who died in a “restraint-related” incident described him as a “bucking bronco” in his police interview, an inquest heard. Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east ...