Asbestos was used in building materials until it was discovered that inhalation of fibres could cause cancers.

COMMENT: Passionate intensity has always tended to be found at the extremes, writes John Rentoul, and new research into party ...

The Home Secretary has unveiled plans to introduce a fast-track scheme to tackle the asylum backlog, with the government aiming to turn around decisions within weeks.

Two former Labour MPs will vie for a seat on the Hamilton City Council at the local body elections in October. Sue Moroney and Jamie Strange will run against a field of 26 candidates, including former ...

“The only clear and enforceable plan is the Conservative Deportation Bill, a no-nonsense strategy that allows us to detain ...

F ans of the new Netflix film, My Oxford Year, are buzzing with mixed emotions after seeing the show’s rollercoaster ending.

Matters have deteriorated further since I proposed that Parliament should take a close look at its functioning. The poll body has since badly messed up its impartiality in the Jammu and Kashmir ...

Trump’s trade war has pushed the average U.S. tariff from 2.5% at the start of 2025 to 18.3% now, the highest since 1934, ...

President Trump’s tariff onslaught left a lot of losers, from small, poor countries such as Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S.

Following the advent of the UK Online Safety Act, many VPN users have grown concerned that the government may seek to ban VPN ...

Social media platform X has warned that Britain’s Online Safety Act could suppress free speech due to heavy-handed enforcement. While supporting child protection, X urged significant reforms to ensure ...