Scientists say knocking back beers, wine or spirits damages a gene that regulates shut-eye - potentially causing permanent insomnia

The European Union's move to end tax avoiding practices within its member states clashes all too conveniently with Britain's decision to leave the EU. The directive, which was presented by the Commission on 28th January 2016 and was adopted on June 20th of the same year, follows the Conservative-led Brexit process with surprising accuracy. One month after the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive was presented David Cameron announced a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU, and three days after it was...

Ambulance workers’ annual earnings are down 18.2 per cent - and real terms cuts are set to continue. GMB, the union for NHS staff, has once again criticised Jeremy Hunt’s ‘paltry’ pay offer as new figures reveal show that average NHS earnings fell sharply in real terms between 2010 and March 2018. The NHS in England’s latest pay statistics, released today, show that average health workers’ earnings are down by £4,288 or 12 per cent since the public sector pay cap came into...

The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in the UK, with experts saying it needs to be taken as seriously as outdoor pollutants. A new working group, led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), has been established to study the effects of indoor air pollution on child health and what can...

Tom Yendell was born without arms because his mum was prescribed drug Thalidomide during pregnancy

Driveways were installed between the rows of semi-detached homes in 2016 to make way for a new bus route

It is only the third time this millennium as Ferrari 250 GTO has been offered at auction

The female mallard got the better of the bird of prey after jumping on its back mid-air, forcing it to drop its catch

UK Summer Solstice