Labour leader Ed Miliband promises to give councils more powers to ban payday lenders, pawnbrokers and bookmakers from town centres.

Nick Clegg is expected to launch the Liberal Democrats’ local election campaign by claiming the Conservatives waste taxpayers’ money.

Labour will give local people more say over which shops appear in their town centres, Ed Miliband will pledge.

The new tax on plastic carrier bags comes into effect in Northern Ireland later.

The new system of disability benefits begins for new claimants in some areas, as critics express fears that support will […]

David Cameron begins a tour of Spain, France and Germany, as he attempts to to sell his idea of reforming […]