Age UK has published its own Equality Impact Assessment of the Government’s cut to eligibility for the winter fuel payment.

Arounf 82 of pensioners living below (or just above the poverty line) will lose the Winter Fuel Payment under planned cuts, according to Age UK.

Scientists say their study shows how animals are displaying a similar response to how humans react to a set-back ...

Research by anti-poverty charity Trussell found 670,000 people in Scotland have fallen well below the poverty line, including 170,000 children.

The 40-mile-long motorway was ranked last in a survey of more than 9,166 road users conducted by watchdog Transport Focus.

Unsustainable fishing practices could be putting pressure on the UK’s crab and lobster populations, conservationists have warned. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said they could be flagship ...

New Government child protection figures were described as ‘disturbing’ amid a financial crisis in local government.

The heritage charity said September’s cold and wet weather meant many plants at its gardens stopped growing and needed harvesting early.

People who face long waits in A&E after fracturing a hip are at higher risk of death, a study suggests. Patients who wait more than four hours are also more likely to have a longer stint in hospital, ...

An image of western toad tadpoles won the Natural History Museum’s 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

The BBC has said it rejects any suggestion its ‘reporting does not convey the true nature of the situation in the Middle East’.

A 12-year-old girl is in a stable condition after she was attacked by an XL bully dog. Officers were called to an address in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, at around 5.50pm on Monday, Gwent Police said. The ...