Last week the Government announced the establishment of an ex-gratia redress scheme for women who underwent symphysiotomy.

Students fighting to stop education cuts in the UK were divided tonight over the justification of violent clashes at the headquarters of the Tory party.

GUILT-RIDDEN parents who agonise about sending their children to nursery should take heart from new research showing pre-school pupils perform better at primary school, according to Britain’s children’s minister Margaret Hodge.

THE British government may have to raise taxes to finance spending due to the effects of slower economic growth on the Treasury's income, a new consultancy report suggests.