According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is ...

The research found that Labour backers (72) and young people aged 25-34 (67) were most likely to be ‘Yimby’ (yes in my backyard).

Retired women effectively go more than four months every year without getting a pension because of a gender gap, according to research. The TUC estimated women were losing the equivalent of £7,600 a ...

Experts said the approval of the new treatment combination would bring a ‘fundamental shift’ in care for patients with late-stage disease.

The health service has launched a personalised “blood matching” test for people with rare conditions who require regular blood transfusions. The move will allow donor blood to be matched to these ...

Many of the pupils who sat their GCSEs this summer were in Year 6 when schools closed because of the pandemic.

Tens of thousands of pupils in England will get their grades in an app this year as part of a Government pilot.

Epping secured a temporary injunction blocking the use of the Essex town’s Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds.

Fans made their feelings known after the Hoops could only draw 0-0 with Kazakh side Kairat Almaty at Parkhead in their Champions League play-off.

Reading manager Noel Hunt believes “the sky is the limit” for Andre Garcia after the 17-year-old’s late goal snatched Reading a 1-1 Skybet League One draw at Bolton. Substitute Garcia became the ...

Notts County boss Martin Paterson hailed his side’s first three points of the new campaign after watching them beat Shrewsbury 4-1. After seeing visiting captain John Marquis reply to early strikes ...

Celtic still have plenty of work to do to reach the Champions League after drawing a blank in the first leg of their play-off against Kairat Almaty at Parkhead. In Brendan Rodgers’ 800th match as a ...