Police have called for an amendment to the law to exclude people convicted of killing emergency service workers in the line of duty Dozens of police chiefs have called on…
Up to 160,000 households are expected to eventually benefit from the scheme The location of more than 40 areas where residents are set to receive up to £2,500 off their…
The Child Poverty Action Group has urged the Government to do more to let families know of the policy change Thousands of pupils newly entitled to free dinners from next…
The Government has proposed changes to the law around break-ups to create a framework for what happens when unmarried couples go their separate ways Proposed legal reforms on relationships risk…
Most eligible households will receive the discount automatically on their electricity bill every six months via their energy supplier, officials said Households based near newly unveiled grid infrastructure and pylons…
Nine men were arrested and later released on bail Nearly three tonnes of cocaine said to be worth more than £200 million has been found hidden in banana boxes. The…
The road was closed in both directions to allow emergency services to work at the scene A six-year-old girl has died and a second child has been taken to hospital…
Water companies across the South of England and Wales have imposed hosepipe bans More than half of England and Wales has been plunged into drought as the UK braces for…
Political correspondent, BBC News NIPublished2 minutes agoSinn Féin has “no intention” of collapsing the Stormont executive despite difficulties in working power-sharing with the DUP, Finance Minister John O’Dowd has said.…
Experts fear that another increase to energy bills could come in October Ministers should introduce a targeted scheme to cut energy bills for households struggling over winter, an influential think…
