Police Minister Damian Green dismisses concerns that low turnout will undermine the elections for police and crime commissioners (PCCs).

MPs say the UK Border Agency's attempts to clear a massive backlog of cases could become an unjustified amnesty for illegal immigrants.

Poor communication has fuelled a surge in complaints against the NHS in England, the health service ombudsman has said.

The government has announced that calculators will be banned in maths tests for 11-year-olds in England from 2014.

A university which lost its licence to sponsor overseas students at the end of the summer has seen a dramatic fall in student numbers.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg orders petrol rationing in New York City as it struggles to recover from Storm Sandy.

A leading health charity has called for a fundamental re-appraisal of public health priorities, giving more priority to reducing accidents.

The NHS must get tougher at negotiating future private deals after signing a contract with a firm to manage an NHS hospital in Cambridgeshire requiring "unprecedented" targets, auditors say.