Fewer families are engaging in daily activities which support early language development compared with five years ago, a charity says.

Councils are calling on ministers to ensure upcoming reforms focus on reducing unnecessary waste and making recycling easier.

Action for Children said its research showed the ‘enormous effort’ required by employers, the NHS and Government to help people back to work.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found a number of adverts run by shopper reward programme Webloyalty to be misleading.

The letter published on Wednesday argues that the cap on compensation could lead to ‘inadequate and unacceptably low’ payments.

Mr Lister also encouraged the public to be “extra vigilant” before clicking links in emails or connecting to websites, saying users should avoid emails and links which contain “lookalike” characters ...

The NHS has been warned to brace for an influx of students suffering from asthma attacks as colder weather sets in. New analysis indicates a significant rise in the number of emergency hospital ...

Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has described her husband as “frustrated” with how she is being portrayed after a Conservative colleague described her as “preoccupied” with her ...

A 55-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a dog walker in Suffolk. Suffolk Police said Anita Rose, 57, left her house at around 5am on July 24 to take her springer spaniel ...

A US attorney said Mike Jeffries, chief executive from 1992 to 2014, used his ‘power, his wealth and his influence, to traffic men’.