The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

Ships from all over the world, many with their masts and rigging decorated with flags, sailed from the North Sea coastal town of IJmuiden on an hours-long journey up the North Sea Canal and into ...

The most recent Home Office data showed there were 32,345 asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of March. This was down 15% from the end of December, when the total was ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.

Inquiry chair Lady Smith found that Keil School had sought to protect its reputation, and hailed the ‘fresh prosecutions’ of two former teachers.

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 ...

Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred in the aftermath of the Southport terror attack, is reportedly set to be released from prison. Connolly, the wife of Conservative councillor ...

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

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 ...

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

House price inflation accelerated last month as growth in rental prices eased back, according to official figures. The average UK house price increased by 3.7% to £269,000 in the 12 months to June.

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