Jobseekers could be stripped of their benefits for turning down certain zero-hours contracts without good reason, the government warns.

Labour urges an inquiry into whether Pfizer’s bid to take over AstraZeneca is in the UK’s national interest.

University researchers in maths and physics are being encouraged to become school teachers to inspire youngsters to study the subjects.

The concept of police and crime commissioners remains “on probation” two years after the first elections, a committee of MPs […]

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson accuses Sinn Fein of a “thuggish attempt to blackmail the PSNI” over the arrest […]

David Cameron has “not ruled anything in or out” when it came to televised debates ahead of next year’s general […]