Three school pupils from York will get the chance to learn more about the work of a Councillor next week when they will take a tour of The Guildhall and learn about how decisions are made in the city.

Members of the UK Youth Parliament, including York representative Joe Feeney, will tomorrow take over the House of Commons for a landmark debate.

Over 1000 households in York have benefited from a pioneering scheme to help residents save money on their energy bills.

York residents now have an easy way to keep up to date with the wide range of cultural events on offer in the city.

Commenting today (Thursday) on the agreement reached between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

Reacting to a speech made today (Wednesday) by Conservative Leader David Cameron on Europe, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

Responding to the Government's report on the future of universities Higher Ambitions published today (Tuesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

Dozens of collapsed pension schemes in the past year has left the pensions safety net nursing a deficit of £1.23bn

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- High Representative Valentin Inzko on Thursday (October 29th) reassured UN war crimes tribunal chief prosec...

PRISTINA, Kosovo -- President Fatmir Sejdiu blamed the international community's strategy for the situation in the Serb-dominated north Thursday (Oct...

A sudden flu outbreak has brought life in Ukraine to a halt. All public meetings are banned, schools are closed for three weeks, and nine regions are in quarantine.

Ukraine's deadly flu outbreak widened on Wednesday, as government officials announced new emergency measures in an attempt to control the spread of the illness.

Urging against panic, Ukraine closes all schools to stop swine Flu KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine's prime minister says "there is absolutely no need to panic," but the government is closing all schools nationwide for a week to avoid the spread of

The death toll from what has been described as a flu epidemic in Ukraine continued to climb on Monday, as medical assistance from other countries began arriving in the former Soviet republic.

In front of a fenced-in barrack where the monkies live during the summer, an unusual sculpture has been put up. A female human-like monkey (perhaps chimpanzee) is cradling a child. For some reason this sculpture is named "Monkey Madonna", imitating

Russian and Cambodian-flagged cargo ships collided Monday in Black Sea near Bulgarian territorial waters.