RBS chief executive Stephen Hester is to step down later this year with 12 months’ pay and benefits worth £1.6m.

A culture of low expectations is letting down bright children in England’s non-selective secondary schools, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael […]

The Lib Dems have let women down, leader Nick Clegg admits, after an independent inquiry says the party has struggled […]

UK and US citizens should be confident their intelligence agencies operate within the law, the foreign secretary says after talks […]

HM Revenue and Customs should “fully investigate” Google after information from whistleblowers “undermined” the firm’s defence of its tax arrangements, […]

Boris Johnson says he has “absolute confidence” in Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe despite criticism over the “plebgate” row.