Speaking ahead of a parliamentary debate later on Tuesday, Shirley-Anne Somerville has called on MSPs to unite against the UK Government’s decision and restore the Winter Fuel Payment to all of the ...

Fomo – fear of missing out – rises as girls get older, going from 55 of 11 to 16-year-olds to 60 of 17 to 21-year-olds.

A screen-matched Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet could fetch up to £500,000 at an entertainment memorabilia auction in London. More than 1,800 lots will be sold during Propstore’s TV and film auction ...

Conservationists have introduced a wasp to tackle an invasive scale insect destroying forest habitat of the critically-endangered Wilkins’ bunting.

Researchers said age 11 ‘may be a sensitive period in which psychological well-being is associated with future body weight’.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said a dedicated new office would help reduce the burden of red tape around new technologies.

The FSA said it needed to learn ‘about these products and how they’re made, to make sure they’re safe to for consumers to eat’.

Periods of heavy rain may hit parts of south-east Scotland and north-east England later on Tuesday through to Wednesday and weather warnings are possible until mid-week as rain falls on already wet ...

The mother of the sole British hostage still in Gaza a year after she was taken by Hamas has pleaded for her safe return, saying: “I need her back with me now, alive, before it is too late for her.” ...

An investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old boy died following a police chase. The teenage passenger was one of three males taken to hospital after the crash outside Central Middlesex ...

A 12-year-old girl has suffered life-changing injuries when she was attacked by a dog. The girl is in hospital after the “distressing incident” and a man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of ...