Public sector pay awards have been a bone of contention for Stormont since its return last year with health and education ...

Assembly members (MLAs) are unlikely to receive "massive" pay rises as a result of the introduction of new plans to set pay levels for assembly members, the justice minister has said. Naomi Long added ...

SCOTLAND has been hailed for its free pensioner travel scheme as the UK Government was urged to expand an “unjust” policy.

The national entitlement scheme operates UK-wide but there are different eligibility rules under devolved governments.

People are pushing for the ENCTS to mirror Scotland's policy, offering free bus travel to all individuals aged 60 and above.

Petition creator Karen Hickman argues the current scheme is “unjust” and calls for “equality for everyone over 60”. The campaigner explained people in England, living outside London, are not entitled ...

People over 60 or those with a disability can travel for free on buses in Scotland, but the rules are different in England.

Stormont MLAs currently have annual salaries of £52,500, while counterparts in Scotland and Wales take home £72,197 and ...

MPs from across the UK and from different parties will come together to demand the Six Nations rugby championship does not go ...

The Department for Transport confirmed last year that the UK Government has "absolutely no plans to withdraw the ...

MPs urged the Department for Transport to look at 'peak time' travel for pensioners and allow carers on buses for free ...

If Keir Starmer is elected for a second term, he will ditch his Brexit pretensions and take the UK back into the EU single market and customs union, says Brian Monteith ...