Small firms cite labour costs as a key factor in scaling back hiring, the Office for National Statistics says.

Legislation seeking to deal with the unresolved legacy of the decades-long violent conflict in Northern Ireland is finally ...

Higher demand had resulted in longer waits for treatment, said the NHS trust An ambulance service has seen record demand in September with nearly 100,000 calls to 999, with staff attending more than ...

Valerie Stobbart, from Newcastle, says her son Nathan was given no choice but to join the Russian army to avoid deportation ...

The Steam Packet has changed four Liverpool return sailings in November Passengers who had booked day trips to Liverpool next ...

"Bradford has so much untapped potential, and faster, more frequent trains to Leeds and Manchester, and the transformation of ...

A 43-year-old man was detained at the scene by a passer-by before being taken into police custody.

In 2006, Ten Canoes made Australian cinema history. It became the first feature film performed entirely in Aboriginal ...

England men's coach Brian McDermott names an unchanged 19-man squad for their Rugby League World Cup match against France in Perth on Saturday.

Demonstrations have been banned in the French capital, which experienced some of the worst unrest that spilled over from ...

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