The last time full conscription was introduced in the UK was during WW2, but even then certain exemptions applied.

Significant reforms restricting some sickness and disability benefits will be announced at Westminster.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced changes to personal independence payments (PIP), job seeker's allowance and universal credit ...

John Kerry said he was ‘optimistic’ about decarbonisation efforts in the US and wider global climate action despite the US ...

That uptick came in the wake of Trump’s first presidency and changes in tax policy, analysts argued then, and were mostly ...

For the first time in history, the UK has entered an 'atheist age' - with more atheists than people who believe in the existence of a god. Now, scientists think they know why people are turning ...

Britain's government said on Tuesday it planned to cut 5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) from the support given to people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, as part of efforts to tame a ...

Ownership figures show that the average age of vehicles on our roads has increased to nine years. But the city with the ...

We need to break the cycle, have a cultural reset, change the conversation and inspire people to plan for the future.' Theo Bertram, Director of the Social Market Foundation, said that the UK ...

Britain's public finances, strained by growing debt and sluggish growth, face a crucial test this month that investors say ...