Action for Children said its research showed the ‘enormous effort’ required by employers, the NHS and Government to help people back to work.

Fewer families are engaging in daily activities which support early language development compared with five years ago, a charity says.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found a number of adverts run by shopper reward programme Webloyalty to be misleading.

The letter published on Wednesday argues that the cap on compensation could lead to ‘inadequate and unacceptably low’ payments.

The “once-in-a-career find” in Poole Harbour is one of the oldest, most complete wooden spades to have been discovered in the UK, with preliminary scientific data confirming it dates to the Bronze Age ...

Mr Lister also encouraged the public to be “extra vigilant” before clicking links in emails or connecting to websites, saying users should avoid emails and links which contain “lookalike” characters ...

The NHS has been warned to brace for an influx of students suffering from asthma attacks as colder weather sets in. New analysis indicates a significant rise in the number of emergency hospital ...

Households in England dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year, according to an analysis by councils as they called for changes to Government waste reforms. Findings from the study – ...

Archaeologists from Time Team are to return to Sutton Hoo for a second dig next year, after unearthing missing pieces of a 6th century Byzantine bucket during a first excavation earlier this year.

A world-first vaccine for the vomiting bug norovirus is being trialled in the UK, with the hope it could cut the “burden on the NHS”, the Health Secretary has said. The new mRNA vaccine from Moderna ...