While rising living costs have seen consumers cutting back and retail sales as a whole up 0.1% year-on-year in August, spending on health and beauty was up 7.3% – significantly higher than ...

Picky eating is largely influenced by genes and peaks at the age of seven, scientists have found. Analysis suggests food fussiness starts during toddler years and continues into early adolescence.

Nature is coming back six years after wildfire at Smithills near Bolton, but peat will take hundreds of years to regenerate, conservationists say.

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell seven points to minus 20, with significant drops in predictions for personal finances and the general economy.

Three out of four primary school teachers think children’s physical activity is declining, research suggests. Half of 500 teachers surveyed said they believe fewer than one in two children in their ...

A new sex assault claim has been made against Mohamed Al Fayed after an investigation into the former Harrods owner was published. The woman believes police nearly arrested him over her allegations ...

The same day as the call, in an attack widely blamed on Israel, thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah militants exploded.

The move is part of ‘Raneem’s Law’, named after Raneem Oudeh, to transform the way the police handle cases of violence against women and girls.

Thomas, who played for Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on Wednesday.

The Taoiseach said the safety of Irish troops stationed in Lebanon was an “absolute priority” for the Government.

An attempted prison break early on Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said.

The King has thanked Royal Navy submariners for their service to the country while on a visit to a base in Argyll and Bute. Charles met dozens of serving submariners at the Royal Naval Armaments Depot ...