Pathological consumption has become so normalised that we scarcely notice it.

Belfast, Liverpool and London are among the most festive cities in the UK, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found those living in those cities spend more than anyone else on Christmas decorations, gifts and nights out during the YuleTide. Each year, those in Belfast part with ...

The Conservatives have been dubbed a "zombie party" after they were defeated in the House of Commons for the third day in a row. Not a single Tory voted to support the government in an appeal to change the horse racing betting levy order in a joint regulatory reform committee. ...

Denise Coates, the multibillionaire founder and boss of gambling firm Bet365, paid herself £265m last year. This is a record-breaking pay deal for a chief executive of a British company. Denise's pay is over 9,500 times the average UK salary, and 1,300 times that paid to Theresa May. Luke Hildyard, ...

Surrey Police posted a picture of the overly-happy officer on Facebook holding up three bags of cannabis plants which were bagged up for testing on Friday.

Despite being on a lead, the three tiny terrors went for the woman, and one even managed to take a chunk out of her calf.

Riley Siswick, three, was found unresponsive at his home address in Huddersfield, West Yorks on February 6, 2016.

Gerald Matovu, 25, is accused of the murder of Eric Michels who was found dead at his home in Chessington, south west London, on August 17 this year

After a host of 'clean' suggestions, Oldham Council decided on "Bruce Springclean" and "Dustin Timberlake".