Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is the highest paid Government special adviser, new figures have indicated. Morgan McSweeney is paid between £155,000 and £159,999, according to data released by the ...

Carrying chickens by their legs “causes injury, pain and unnecessary distress”, Adrian Ramsay has warned in a bid to block a law change. The Government has planned to overturn an EU ban on catching ...

The King has said the commitment of a major centre for Islamic study to “international co-operation” is more “imperative than ever in today’s world”.

A series of strikes have been brought to an end as Scottish Water workers accepted an improved pay offer, but union officials said “staff concerns continue”. Unison said on Thursday that the latest ...

Resident doctors are willing to “discuss all options” in crunch talks with the Government to avert strike action, the co-chair of the Resident Doctors Committee (RDC) has said. A five-day walkout is ...

An 18-year-old man who was stabbed in the heart with a Rambo-style knife had given “grief” over a £20 cannabis debt to the friend of a teenager accused of his murder, a trial has heard.

Defence sources have said that details of MI6 spies, SAS and special forces personnel were included in the spreadsheet.

James Heappey said claims he had backed a ‘new entitlement’ for people affected by the breach but not eligible for other schemes ...

Fines for contempt of Parliament need a “statutory footing” to stop witnesses from misleading select committees, an MP has said. Mark Pritchard warned that witnesses “get away with it” if they provide ...

Fujitsu are “kicking the can down the road” on compensation for its role in the Post Office scandal, a leading campaigner has told Parliament.

Ian Holloway hailed what he has seen from “n” Jake Tabor so far this summer as he adapts to life at Swindon Town ...