New fathers would benefit from extended leave under proposals that would also enable mothers to return to work earlier, but will new laws be an administrative nightmare for employers? Jane Wheeler reports
A recent ruling in favour of an injured cyclist should prompt highways authorities to review and amend their systems for inspecting and repairing road surfaces, says Nigel Poole
Sarah Clune reviews the Attorney General's second reference on public benefit, the latest news on the Catholic Care case, and Full Fact's appeal against the commission's decision not to register it as a charity
The Industrial Revolution was an explosion of new inventions and innovations that provoked widespread industrial change, transforming Britain from a predominantly agricultural country to an industrial one. In an age of imperial expansion, new sources of prosperity and ceaseless manufacturing, Victorian social reformers called for better public sanitation and street lighting as the population of its towns and cities multiplied rapidly.
