
London, poverty capital of England
Over a quarter of people in London are living in poverty, higher than in any other part of England, according to a new report.

Over a quarter of people in London are living in poverty, higher than in any other part of England, according to a new report.

New shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves announced that Labour would be “tougher than the Tories” on benefits, while Tristram Hunt said Labour in government would back a version of education secretary Michael Gove’s flagship free schools programme.

Michael Gove, our education secretary, doesn’t appear to understand what an average is.

Tory MEPs have voted against an EU initiative to fight caste-based discrimination in a vote today in the European Parliament.

Energy company SSE has announced this morning that it is to raise electricity and gas prices by an average of 8.2 per cent from 15 November.

One if six workers have been trapped in low paying work with their wages increasing by less than the national average for at least a year, according to new research.

The Gulf states are to conduct medical tests in an attempt to ‘detect’ and deter homosexuals from entering the region, according to a senior official of the Kuwaiti health ministry.

Contrary to what David Cameron said during today’s PMQs, decarbonising the power sector would actually lead to bills coming down.

It was announced today by the Quilliam Foundation that Tommy Robinson – aka Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – has decided to leave the English Defence League (EDL), a far-right anti-Muslim street group he co-founded.

One in four people are too ashamed to admit that they are in receipt of benefits, worried that people will think they are scroungers, according to a new survey.