The SNP has attacked Andy Burnham for excluding the party from talks to reform England’s social care system amid speculation ...

Andy Burnham has said it was a “major dereliction of public duty” that politicians had failed for decades to resolve the crisis in social care. The Prime Minister said the blame lies with “my ...

Andy Burnham, whose father has Alzheimer’s, said he would end decades of failure to address issues with social care funding.

Retailers are being warned about the rise of counterfeit fidget toys. Denbighshire County Council’s Trading Standards team has issued the caution following the seizure of over 600 products in a recent ...

The husband of a woman who was murdered in Renfrewshire had been charged with assaulting her weeks before her death. Stacy Mair, 35, was found dead in a cottage in the village of Houston at about ...

Crooked funeral director Robert Bush spent more than £42,000 on holidays while he was defrauding scores of customers, a court has heard. Bush, 48, is to be sentenced for 67 offences spanning 12 years ...

The extreme heat strips moisture from vegetation and drives humidity down, turning grasses, brush and forest litter into ...

The Prime Minister was asked about his position on assisted dying as MPs are set to again debate a Bill which is designed to legalise it.

Mortgage lending was higher last month despite increases in rates for homeowners, according to Bank of England figures. The central bank said in its regular money and credit report that net borrowing ...

Robert Bush, who has admitted a range of offences, appeared in court on Wednesday for the third day of his sentencing hearing.

Soldiers and emergency workers have been combing through a badly damaged shopping centre and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people ...

Conwy’s democratic services committee has signed off a fresh round of councillor pay rises — including higher salaries for the leader, ...