The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that the way the controversial Barnett formula was used to deal with business rates unfairly benefited both Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Abortion providers in Wisconsin had challenged the state law, which requires doctors to have privileges at a hospital within 30 miles (50 km). A federal judge in March permanently blocked the Wisconsin law, ruling that the health benefits, if any, were outweighed by the burden on women's health caused by restricted access to abortion. The […]

OK, so the rapture is coming on May 21, 2011. We've seen the billboards. It's guaranteed. Ever since LaFeminista's diary, I can't stop obsessing about it. I'm afraid that this might turn into an ugly situation, so I'm thinking that …

Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) buyout bid for Allergan Plc (AGN.N) has financial markets on edge over a possible new move by the U.S. Treasury Department against tax-inversion deals, but the outlook for any such steps was still unclear on Friday. For months, Treasury has offered no fresh guidance on the inversion issue, leaving tax experts to […]

The bonus cap was imposed by Brussels last year and restricts banks to awarding bonuses of 100 per cent of basic pay, rising to 200 per cent if shareholders approve.

"Although there are approximately 11.3 million removable aliens in this country today, for the last several years Congress has provided the Department of Homeland Security with only enough resources to remove approximately 400,000 of those aliens per …

China will not impose tough licensing restrictions on overseas bank card providers seeking to enter the country’s $7 trillion card payment market, a senior central bank official said on Tuesday. Industry sources told Reuters in October that they were concerned the Chinese government would limit the number of licenses issued to foreign card providers and […]

The bridge (pictured) is supposed to be an oasis in central London but the 30 restrictive rules banning music, exercise and public gatherings paint a picture of a place more akin to that of a police state.

The 39 rules for being a gentleman were mostly baffling, writes LIBBY PURVES, as she creates her own list for the modern lady – revealing the exhilarating exceptions to old rules.

VATICAN CITY — The ongoing effort to reorganize the Roman Curia has not left a void in the responsibilities of the various offices and even less in the rules governing hiring, transfers and compensation of employees, Pope …