UK swing to remote working highlights potential security risk

Nearly half of UK business professionals work...

Home working spreads among office workers

Some security hassles remain Once seen as an eccentric privilege, remote working is now so established that as many as half of UK office workers were doing it this summer, according to a new survey.

Child detention 'harm' documented

A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK.

Gulf Arabs want UK to deport Bahrain opposition - reports

Gulf Arab countries want Britain to deport two opposition figures accused by Bahrain over an alleged coup attempt and could make a formal request to London soon Gulf Arab media reported on Wednesday.

House prices unexpectedly rise for second month in a row, says Halifax

UK house prices edged up 0.2pc in August, confounding expectations of a fall as a strengthening economic recovery helped support demand, Halifax said.