There are more levers which could be used to tackle child poverty than scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the Deputy Prime Minister has said as the Scottish Government seeks to mitigate it.

Colin Stonehouse, 36, and David Kirkbride, 28, joined a crowd of protesters who caused damage to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Staffordshire.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, amplifying concerns across Europe about potential meddling in ...

Members of the National Education Union will be asked if they would be willing to take industrial action over the Government’s proposed pay offer.

Irish leaders have indicated they are content with the handling of recent weather as the end of the cold snap is in sight. Temperatures in parts of Ireland plunged to minus 7.5C in the early hours of ...

A “popular, well-liked” teenager was fatally stabbed near a bus station in a town centre, police have said. Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked ...

A FAMILY-RUN pub in Worcestershire has featured in an episode of the popular Channel 5 TV show, Rich House Poor House. The Tap House in Hartlebury was featured in the show’s latest episode, with its ...

West Mercia Police have reported a rise in Land Rover thefts across the region as thieves search for high-value vehicles. The force said Land Rovers are being stolen to order as criminals aim to strip ...

A motorist has been caught driving with their head out of the window “Ace Ventura-style” because the car’s windscreen was blocked by snow. Merseyside Police said this is “simply not acceptable” and ...

Veronica Wilson spoke to John Swinney about the unsolved killing of her husband Alistair at their home in Nairn in 2004.

POLICE are appealing for information after a burglary at a home in Plymouth Drive, Barnt Green. Police volunteer in north Worcestershire, Philip Payne, of West Mercia Police, highlighted the incident, ...