The presentation in question was on British labour camps, which existed for a decade from 1929, held men in grim conditions, ...

IN the 1660s, the Italian natural philosopher Francesco Redi started to investigate vipers at the urging of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. In his final work, Redi criticised previous writers on the topic, ...

THE provision of paid maternity leave for firefighters across Britain is a postcode lottery. Firefighters in Scotland are paid up to £16,400 less than some of their counterparts in other parts of the ...

BANGLADESH’S former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to the country from London today after four months of medical treatment, adding to pressure for its interim leaders to hold elections.

CONGO and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a United States-led process that could end fighting in resource-rich eastern Congo, a US official said on Monday.

USDAW general secretary-elect Joanne Thomas told today of how her daughter has inspired her to do her “very best.” The ...

INEQUALITY continues to kill people on a “grand scale” across England and the world, experts have warned, with poor housing ...

The recent battles surrounding English National Opera or Welsh National Opera show there are deep internal faults within the organisation which are supposed to support the arts in England but seem to ...

THE MAN selected by the government to lead football’s new independent regulator will face scrutiny from MPs this morning.

ISRAEL’S military said today that it had fully disabled the international airport in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital with a series of air attacks. Tel Aviv said that it had also hit several power plants ...

UNIONS welcomed the Scottish government’s decision to permanently scrap peak-time fares on ScotRail services from September, calling it a “clear victory” for campaigners and workers. The move, ...

A TESCO worker told today of how the experience of being threatened with a gun still gives her flashbacks as the Usdaw annual ...