The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

A dog walker was sent a big sign by Storm Bert this morning as a part of a pub “crashed” to the floor metres away from where he stood.

More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the country, with homes flooded and landslides reported.

Football manager Wayne Rooney has hinted at a stint on the popular ITV reality show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here as he praises wife ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...

Benefit claimants deemed fit to work will face sanctions if they refuse to take up job opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill. Liz Kendall said ...

Irish premier Simon Harris has said it is “entirely possible” that there will be a united Ireland in his lifetime. The Taoiseach made the comments during an interview with Sky News on Sunday, during ...

Another weather warning has been issued and more than 200 flood alerts are in place in the UK as Storm Bert continues to sweep across the country. The Met Office said there is potential for fast ...

A lane closure is in place on the M4 as debris is blown onto the road by Storm Bert. The M4 westbound lane one is closed between junction 12 and 13 east of Swindon and Wiltshire, in Berkshire. Traffic ...

An estimated nearly 2,000 people are without electricity in Wiltshire as Storm Bert creates an increase in power cuts.

Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favourite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87. He recalled: “She had so much eye make-up on, she looked like a stolen ...