Their initiative, aptly named Walking for Paws, began five years ago, driven by their shared passion for animal welfare. The duo embarks on lengthy walks, covering distances of up to 8km or 25km ...

The welfare reform plans announced by Liz Kendall have left benefit claimants and applicants reeling with what it could potentially mean for their pockets. But the planned changes could ...

Labour was the party that created the welfare state. Now it is intent on cutting it back. And in Liz Kendall, the government has found a Labour work and pensions secretary clearly entirely ...

It is simply indefensible.” The Scottish TUC said: “These welfare reforms from the Labour UK government could well have been delivered wearing a [Tory] blue rosette. It’s a short-sighted ...

Such cuts are a small taste of what is likely to come. Britain’s welfare state was created at a time of falling defence spending and rapid growth. Today, we are not so lucky. The peace dividend ...

Animal Welfare students from Moulton College have been given the opportunity to build valuable workplace skills thanks to the generosity of a local cattery owner. Christine Mackintosh runs ...

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Sir Keir’s comments mark one of the strongest condemnations of the welfare system ever delivered by a Labour prime minister and signals the biggest overhaul of the system since Iain Duncan Smith ...

Research into animal emotions and experience has been on the rise since the late 20th century, and scientists are beginning to use these findings to help understand an age-old question ...

The Makati incident prompted an animal welfare group to offer an incentive for those who could provide the whereabouts of the man involved, while the Negros incident prompted the local government unit ...

Ministers are braced for a party split ahead of a looming announcement on contentious welfare reforms. Dozens of MPs are backing the shake-up, insisting Britain has a “moral duty” to cut the ...

The same tactics are now being deployed by Labour MPs who claim they have 80 supporters who are apparently willing to stage a revolt against the Government’s planned welfare cuts. They say they ...