THE FINANCING of local authorities in Britain can stir passions and topple leaders. In 1989 Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government introduced the “poll tax”, an average annual charge of £392 ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) accused British intelligence on Thursday of using the British Council as cover to undermine Russia and said it had identified teachers at ...

England’s councils are on their knees. Financial mismanagement and real-terms central government funding cuts have pushed many to the brink. Croydon has been forced to issue three “Section 114” ...

The UK’s body for cultural relations and international education, which operates on-the-ground in over 100 countries, has called on the government for financial support as it faces £250 million in ...