He says the move, which covers non-elite levels, restores fairness but human rights advocates have condemned it.

Ministers say the plans will save money but some councils are worried they are diverting focus from other issues.

Plans to build 17 homes on the site of a former police station have been rejected after concerns over design, sustainability ...

The government has refused requests by two East Midlands councils to postpone upcoming local elections. In January, ...

A delay in communicating recent cuts to healthcare has led to an "unnecessary challenge" for the public and clinical staff, a ...

A police community support officer (PCSO) has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting two colleagues. Paul Simpkins, 43, ...

Tributes have been paid to Willy Mignon, an era-defining Beninese musician who died at the age of 39. The artist passed away ...

Assembly members (MLAs) are unlikely to receive "massive" pay rises as a result of the introduction of new plans to set pay ...

The famous financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left the bank which bears his family name after an investigation into sexual ...

A man accused of beating his estranged partner to death with a table lamp then went to the pub for a drink, a court heard.

Lancashire's new Combined County Authority (CCA) has been officially launched. The statutory instrument which enabled its ...