If the political chaos of the last year has benefited anyone, it's probably the comedian Rosie Holt. 

The Home Secretary has confirmed that the head of the police watchdog for England and Wales has been forced to resign after becoming the subject of a criminal investigation. 

Next week, delegates from around the world will gather in Montreal for the UN's biodiversity summit, known as COP15. 

The former Chancellor and Health Secretary Sajid Javid has added his name to the list of Conservative MPs who will not be standing at the next election - he did not explain why, but hinted it would "not mark the end of my Parliamentary activity".

How concerned should we be about the rise in cases of Strep A?

A jury has decided that a man was appropriately restrained by police officers who had been called out to a report of an alleged assault.

The former Chancellor and Health Secretary Sajid Javid has added his name to the list of Conservative MPs who will not be standing at the next election - he did not explain why, but hinted it would "not mark the end of my Parliamentary activity".

It was a law which sent people to prison for an indefinite period.

Health officials are urgently investigating a rise in cases of Strep A infection - after the deaths of six children in England and Wales since September.

The prime minister has emphasised the importance of challenging racism following the row over comments made to a Black charity worker at a Buckingham Palace reception this week.

The Department of Health has been forced to scrap the way it sources medical gloves for the NHS – after its buyers paid millions to a supplier accused of modern slavery. It follows a landmark legal case which challenged the government’s d...

Scientists have previously warned the cost of living crisis could exacerbate waves of winter viruses and new figures out today show the number of people in hospital in England with flu has risen 40 per cent in the last week. It’s adding pressur...

The cost of living crisis is affecting millions across the country. According to the charity National Energy Action, over eight million households in the UK will be in fuel poverty by next April. That’s an increase of nearly 90% from last year ...

A ban on strip clubs has been announced by Edinburgh Council, which says the venues disempower women. But today the United Sex Workers union began a legal challenge of the decision. The union says it would force over 100 women out of work and potenti...

The cost of living crisis is causing a significant rise in the number of women returning to sex work, according to the English Collective of Prostitutes. And the organisation says women are putting themselves in much more dangerous situations as they...