The Education Secretary said she did not accept claims private schools will be force into the move once VAT is charged on fees.

The two rows risk overshadowing the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledging they were “frustrating” and “a distraction” for a party wishing to ...

Marxist legislator Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent ...

His sexual abuse, which has been under the spotlight for years, was not confined to his time as chairman of the luxury department store Harrods, according to lawyers for women who claim he assaulted ...

The Met Office has warned of heavy rain and potential delays and cancellations to public transport as a yellow weather warning is in place ...

At least 32 people have died and 17 others have been injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reported. Another 18 miners are believed to be ...

More than 20 people have been injured after Russian strikes on high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv – the second consecutive night-time attack this week. The bombs fell on Saturday night on ...

Highgate arts centre Jacksons Lane is awarded £200k to mark 50 years since it was founded by community campaigners in a derelict church ...

In this column Ruth Pavey tells how she has put up with foxes in her Islington garden for years but the latest family of cubs have learned to ...

Evidence was shown in 2009 and 2015, but the CPS decided not to go ahead with the prosecution as there was not a ‘realistic prospect ...

Transport for London’s (TfL) income from fining drivers using major roads in the capital has soared by 57 in the last five years, new ...

A leading union is unveiling a series of billboards as part of its call on the Government to reverse its controversial cuts to winter fuel allowance. Several billboards will appear in Liverpool, where ...