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

Drugs that switch on vitamin A in the body may also help stave off conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND), raising hopes of new treatments, research suggests. Scientists found drugs which ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

Cancer Research UK is calling on the Government to commit to a long-term cancer strategy to make sure waiting times are met.

The coast guard opened a public hearing that is part of a high-level investigation into the doomed mission earlier this month ...

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 ...

It comes after hundreds of electronic devices exploded in Lebanon, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 3,000 ...

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a stabbing incident late on Thursday in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, police said. Police arrested a suspect who was also injured and taken ...

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