The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers.

Tensions have soared between the two neighbouring countries following the overthrow of Syrian president Bashar Assad in December.

Broxbourne Council in Hertfordshire is the first to say it is taking legal advice after the High Court ruling on migrant hotels.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was a ‘disgrace’ that so many white, working-class children are being written off at school.

More than a third (35%) of the public wrongly think university graduates must start paying back their student loan as soon as they get any paid job, which rises to 58% among graduates aged 18 to 34.

New draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence suggests the NHS should move away from a one-size-fits-all approach.

A key mediator has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a ...

Lord Ivar Mountbatten revealed what the monarch quipped when he was banned from taking his guns on a flight from Bristol as he travelled to Balmoral.

John Swinney said the 2011 election, where the SNP won a majority, leading to the 2014 independence referendum, had set a ‘precedent’.

The new concert date will see the singer perform for an audience of 500 people at a venue in London before the release of his new album Britpop.

First Minister John Swinney said he would not change his cabinet team, despite a number of members confirming they will not run next year.

The NHS has found 225 people with a silent but deadly virus as part of efforts to stamp out the disease and identify more victims of the infected blood scandal. Officials said more than 100,000 people ...