Eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains amid concerns over driver shortages..

The secret meeting to elect the leader of the worlds Catholics is set to begin, bringing with it the intrigue of an ancient system of anonymous voting in Vatican City..

Thousands of GCSE pupils will receive their exam results via an app this summer as part of a Government pilot to bring records into the 21st century..

New powers for judges to punish criminals who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings sends a clear message that offenders cannot opt out of justice, victims families have said..