Councils must show "more initiative" about how they can maintain refuse collections during the Christmas holiday period, Local Government Minister Bob Neill has said.He...
Welfare benefits are set to cost about £1.4 billion more than previously expected over the next four years because of rising unemployment, according to...
The Government has launched a review of how the NHS looks after former British service personnel who lost limbs serving their country.Armed Forces charities...
Nervous retailers are promising to soften the blow of the VAT increase for consumers who are already preparing to slash their spending throughout 2011.Retailers...
The 2.5% rise in VAT will drive down retail sales this year, analysts have predicted.As announced in the Chancellor's Emergency Budget earlier this year,...
Attempted murder charges have been filed against a Puerto Rico man who police say burned his parents and seven other relatives with a blowtorch.Justino...
