Carbon emissions from fossil fuels are set to reach a new high in 2024, with no clear signs yet of the urgently-needed peak in pollution to curb global warming, scientists have said. Global emissions ...

NHS England will carry out a ‘no holds barred’ review of NHS performance across England with the results made public in league tables.

The NHS’s tool to prevent heart disease “is not working effectively”, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said after figures revealed that fewer than half of eligible adults take part. The NAO has ...

Properties in need of renovation work cost £44,634 less on average than homes across Britain generally, Rightmove said.

The findings open up the possibility of developing treatments to target the gene in order to help curb population-wide sugar intake.

Social media bosses who fail to stop illegal knives being advertised on their sites could face £10,000 fines from police under Government plans.

Inheritance tax reforms introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget are already having a “chilling effect” on farming and rural businesses in Scotland, John Swinney has said. Speaking ahead of an ...

The findings might shed light on the link between loneliness and mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, researchers say.

The September survey found that seven in 10 (70%) people in England support a change in the law on assisted dying, and 14% oppose a change.

The impact of the closures in London was even more severe for disadvantaged pupils, according to the working paper.

Research found that Bafta nominated actors are five times more likely to have attended a fee-paying school than the average person.

When Justin Welby steps down he will be succeeded by the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. There are more than 100 bishops in the Church of England, including 42 diocesan bishops. Here, the PA news ...