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

Many of the pupils who sat their GCSEs this summer were in Year 6 when schools closed because of the pandemic.

Experts said the approval of the new treatment combination would bring a ‘fundamental shift’ in care for patients with late-stage disease.

The jackpot for Saturday’s draw now stands at an estimated £7.2 million after the midweek Lotto rollover. While no one matched all six main numbers, six players netted £1 million after matching five ...

Jason King was jailed for nine years with a further three years on extended licence for shooting an officer with a crossbow and stabbing a neighbour.

Adolescence writer and co-creator Jack Thorne said teachers’ responses to the hit Netflix series showed “we’ve got a real problem in our country” when it comes to schooling. The four-part series ...

The final batch of Queen Elizabeth II £1 coins will enter circulation across the UK, the Royal Mint has revealed as it urges Brits to check ...

Sebastian Hopkins claimed his first overall race win in the Carrera Cup Championship. (Image: Tim Crisp) After a good start, Hopkins settled down and on lap 11 he passed White at the hairpin and took ...

The ruling came after the judge presiding over the case against Ghislaine Maxwell also turned down the government’s request.

A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is heading into Amsterdam, kicking off a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch ...

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 ...

Hope has been expressed that the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) can deliver truth and accountability around the Shankill bomb. Two men bereaved in the ...