A young offenders' institution is labelled an "unacceptably violent place" by inspectors who found an "unprecedentedly high" use of batons by staff.

Housebuilder Barratt Developments says its full year profits will be stronger than expected, with the government's Help to Buy scheme boosting sales.

The NHS in England has spent £435m on staff redundancies as part of the government's recent overhaul of services, official figures show.

Taxpayers in England and Wales are losing out on services worth £1.5m a month because of "outdated" licensing laws, councils say.

A BBC investigation hears calls for tighter controls to prevent children consuming high-caffeine energy drinks.

Nearly £500,000 was spent by the health board at the centre of the measles epidemic around Swansea to deal with the outbreak, it is revealed.

London Market Report

Credit ratings agency Moody's upgrades its outlook for the UK banking industry to stable from negative.