Firms that provide care for children on behalf of councils face a profit cap if they do not curb their gains, Bridget Phillipson said.

The work will accelerate the development of hypersonic vehicles which travel faster than the speed of sound, John Healey said.

Joe Biden’s shift in policy added an uncertain and potentially crucial new factor to the war on the eve of its 1,000-day ...

Wales complete their Nations League group fixtures at home to Iceland on Tuesday. Craig Bellamy’s side are unbeaten in the ...

Downing Street refused to be drawn into a row over the tech billionaire’s criticisms of its plans to reform inheritance tax for farms.

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been placed on an area of northern England, including the majority of Cumbria from 7pm ...

Stormont’s former health minister Robin Swann has admitted that decisions he made during the Covid pandemic continue to “weigh heavily” upon him. Mr Swann also told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he did ...

Mr Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he believed it would have been ‘unethical and unnecessary’ to deploy the orders based on age ...

Ruben Amorim this week steps up preparations for his first match as Manchester United head coach. Ahead of Sunday’s Premier League trip to promoted Ipswich, the PA news agency takes a look at the ...

The family of a German backpacker murdered in Northern Ireland has “trust and considerable hope” that a new inquest can deliver long-awaited answers about her death, a coroner has heard. The body of ...

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows 316,000 new businesses were created in 2023, down from 337,000 the year before.