The Conservatives have been attacked by the Liberal Democrats for voting against measures designed to end unfair discrimination based on sexual orientation. In Tuesday night's vote on the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland), 41 Tory Peers, including 10 front-bench spokespeople, voted against the key legislation. No Liberal Democrat Peers voted against the Act.
An insulin pill made from a chemical found in shrimp shells is being developed by Taiwanese scientists.
Government plans to close a loophole in mental health laws have been defeated in the House of Lords.
Elderly and disabled people are increasingly relying on family and friends to care for them, inspectors have warned.
Liberal Democrats in Woking have backed calls to the government to abandon plans to make people carry identity cards.
Lord Bradshaw welcomes this Bill but says issues of how money is awarded locally must be addressed
