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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

The cast of Gavin And Stacey have finished their last ever day of filming in the Welsh town of Barry for the show’s Christmas special. Fans could be seen lining the road in the home street of Joanna ...

The police watchdog announced it would be assessing Reece Richards’ claim he was sprayed with an incapacitating liquid by officers.

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in Teesside. The 26-year-old man died on Hills Drive in Stockton-on-Tees following a stabbing incident at around ...