Man's destruction of planet means life on Earth could take equally as long to recover as it did after the "Great Dying" more than 60 million years ago

Teagan Appleby suffers hundreds of seizures every day thanks to a rare genetic disorder which trials have shown is relieved by taking cannabis.

The 16-year-old, who can't be named for legal reasons, told fellow pupils he was going on a rampage, aiming to kill many people and then be shot by police or kill himself

“That does not demonstrate the leadership, which one would expect of a long-standing and senior Member of the House, nor compliance with the general principles of conduct.”

Peter Oborne has said Brexiteers must swallow their pride and think again about a process which has "paralysed the system" and "turned Britain into a laughing stock". The prominent Leave advocate has penned an honest Open Democracy feature which calls for Brexiteers to acknowledge that the process has gone sour, ...

The Southern train had just arrived in London Bridge when its brakes went up in flames.

Jess Phillips says she may lose her job by backing a second referendum, but her "constituents' jobs are more important". The Labour MP was speaking in her constituency of Birmingham Yardley this weekend in response to criticisms that MPs should reflect the will of the people they represent. Yardley voted ...

Last week the BBC reported that an independent coffee chain has seen sales fall by £250,000 since it banned single use coffee cups. The UK throws away a staggering 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups each year. Only a tiny proportion are recycled and half a million a day become litter. The problem is clear, ...

The Conservative Party is facing a generational crisis with fewer than one in five millennials now saying they have their support. A poll of 10,000 voters conducted by Hanbury Strategy for the Tory think tank Onward found the party's ability to rule is in peril as the under-50s shun the ...