All news on the topic: Public services

Today's Daily Mirror poll shows the country is crying out for change after two-thirds (66%) said they wanted an election held before the start of the summer

According to official figures buses in England drove 300million fewer miles than in 2010 - a massive fall of over 22% - despite being the most popular form of transport

Picturesque Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales, is at severe risk of flooding thanks to its location near the sea, an estuary and a river, and could be lost to the sea in the coming decades

Other little gestures that go a long way include a 'thank you' from a customer or client, and a 'pat on the back' for a job well done, the research revealed

A property in Nottingham is in danger of collapsing after a 94-year-old woman was evacuated from her home due to damage from floods. The property was described by the Environment Agency as "unsafe"

Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Lauren Hemp joined diverse figures from Sajid Javid, Tim Martin, Tony Blackburn and the Archbishop of Canterbury on the New Year Honours List

Tory MP James Daly was accused of 'insulting parenting skills' of the people of Bury after making the controversial remarks in a newspaper interview

Ministers announced pint size wine will be stocked on Britain’s shelves next year 'thanks to new freedoms from leaving the EU - but it was branded 'swings and roundabouts'

Ahead of the Boxing Day sales, analysis of Government figures shows more than one in eight offenders who will be spared jail under Tory reforms committed theft from shops

The Tories may be happy to wave goodbye to the vital public service of NHS dentistry, writes Shadow Healthy Secretary Wes Streeting, but Labour won’t let that happen.

It's not known what was on the menu at the celebratory feast before it turned into a far from festive affair, with workers experiencing vomiting and diarrhoea

Members of Parliament are set for a 7.1% salary increase from £86,584 to £92,731 next year- way ahead of inflation, which is running at 4.6%

Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?

A man was caught in the blast which saw a terraced home in Blackburn reduced to rubble with the walls and roof of the house coming down. It's been confirmed a second person was injured

UK homes will soon have a new way to tune into endless hours of content and it won't cost a penny to watch.

Two children from Dalton School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, one in year one and another in year two, have been diagnosed with hepatitis A as a Public Health Warning was issued

US State Department spokesman Nathaniel Tek called on Israel to concentrate on the protection of human life and the ability of aid organisations to access civilians

Tories told to 'grasp the nettle' and pay social care workers a decent wage as the latest crackdown on migration sparks fears of a new recruitment crisis in the sector

Sarah Jagger, from Manchester, who calls herself Sexy Sarah has a 16-year record of assaults and beat up two prison officers in her latest attack but escaped jail

Deveca Rose, 29, has been charged with four counts of manslaughter and child abandonment after her two sets of twins died in the inferno at their home in Collingwood Road, Sutton, south London

The BBC Breakfast star was on the receiving end of a particularly vicious form of online abuse after she guest presented the game show Have I Got News For You last week

Residents in Tennessee are asking questions as to why tornado sirens failed to go off prior to the deadly storm that ripped through the state on Saturday, leaving six people dead and thousands without power

The reality is that voters are far more concerned about the cost of living and the dire state of our public services than the success or not of a costly and inhumane Rwanda scheme

If you've been suffering from dismal broadband speeds a better connection may have just arrived in your street.

Home Secretary James Cleverly today unveiled a shake-up of migration rules, with a crackdown on social care workers bringing family and curbs on students' dependants