Gordon Brown has pledged fundamental reform to social care of the elderly and disabled in England as the Government warned that the system is facing a £6 billion funding gap within 20 years.

Britain is paying the price for a decade of Labour rule which had put "bureaucratic neatness" ahead of social value, David Cameron has claimed.

The threat of the first national rail strike for 14 years was raised when the industry's biggest union announced that it was balloting 17,000 workers for industrial action.

The father of a British boy treated for a rare blood disorder with stem cells from a so-called "saviour sibling" has defended the controversial test tube procedure.

The public have been urged to donate to an appeal fund to help save the lives of those affected by the Burmese cyclone.

The headteacher of the teenager murdered in an unprovoked attack when he refused to take part in a fight has paid tribute to a "very well-liked, gentle student who always tried his best".

The bodies of two babies have been found in a box at a house, police have confirmed.

Farepak directors could face legal action over the collapse of the Christmas savings club, the Consumer Minister has suggested.

More people are hoping for house prices to fall than to rise, according to the results of a new poll.

Some credit companies are breaking advertising rules when they use social networking sites to tout for business, a charity has warned.

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