Twelve weeks leave for a father in a child's first year and statutory paternity pay at 90 per cent of wages are among recommendations Via: Fathers who want more active role in children's lives failed by 'outdated' workplace policies, government warned
Study finds low-income families cannot afford representation due to freeze in means test threshold Some of the poorest families in England and Wales are being denied legal aid because they cannot afford the financial contributions they are required to make, according to the Law Society.A study commissioned by the body Read more
Sum spent by council would be enough to build the original block three times overNearly £21m has been spent keeping Grenfell Tower survivors in hotel rooms, enough to have built the original block an estimated three times over, new figures suggest.The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) paid £20.9m Read more
Independent chemical weapons inspectors arrive to start tests on substance used against former Russian spy Via: Russia accused of building 'haystack of lies' over nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal as Nato and EU back UK
Home Office U-turn comes as tens of thousands rally behind couple Via: Durham university academics saved from 'unfair' deportation after campaign success
My Kitchen Rules stars Sonya and Hadil took aim at fellow cooks Kim and Suong during Monday night’s episode. Via: My Kitchen Rules stars Sonya and Hadil take aim at Kim and Suong
A hilarious video shows a motorist take 22 minutes to enter and leave a parking space in central Manchester – and still manage to bump another vehicle. Via: Manchester driver struggles for 16 minutes to get out of a space
Lyon are facing a ban from European football after racist behaviour, throwing objects and setting off fireworks among other disturbances in their Europa League quarter-final. Via: Lyon face European ban after UEFA charge for racism and violence
She failed to win Matty J’s heart on The Bachelor, but now it seems Elise Stacy has well and truly moved on from her heartbreak. Via: The Bachelor's Elise Stacy sparks rumours she's engaged
The 48-year-old star donned a short wig to portray the Hollywood icon in the true story about her final concerts in London, nearly 30 years after Garland starred in the Wizard of Oz. Via: Renee Zellweger is barely recognizable in costume as Judy Garland