The UK Government announced in the summer that winter fuel payment would no longer be universal, scuppering Scottish Government plans.

The Taoiseach said he hoped voters would not judge him on the basis of a criticised encounter with a disability care worker in Co Cork.

A pub in England has been asked to change its name by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) due to it being "derogatory" and "unfair" to foxes. The animal rights group has made the ...

Explore the evolution of childhood through a sociological lens, from its medieval roots as a non-distinct phase to the modern challenges of ...

There is travel disruption across Somerset this morning (November 25), with train cancellations across Great Western Railway services following ...

A minute's silence will be held before Chard Town FC’s Saturday match in memory of long serving club stalwart Colin Dunford, who passed away ...

A jury has been sworn in to try the case of Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai, who is accused of rape. The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, deny ...

Last week Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government.

Sinn Fein’s housing spokesman has claimed that handing the housing portfolio to Fianna Fail for another five years would be a “catastrophe”. Eoin O Broin has accused Fianna Fail of overseeing record ...

Researchers have found differences in the brain pathology of paediatric and adult patients that might explain the sometimes “catastrophic outcomes” seen in children following a traumatic brain injury.

Somerset County Cricket Club have secured the signing of England international all-rounder, Dani Gibson. A product of the Gloucestershire Pathway, Dani made her debut for the county in 2014 at the age ...

The economics think tank said tax planning would likely decrease the number of farms caught up by the tax reforms.