Dame Sheila Hancock said she is “not against” calls for a new law on assisted dying in the UK, but insisted the country needs to “improve palliative care”. The British actress, who is vice president ...

A proposal to punish cricket clubs in the Dales Council League for failing to provide an umpire has been rejected.

The Bulls Reserves squad has been bolstered by a plethora of new faces in 2025, alongside a number of academy starlets making the step up. Bradford Bulls’ Pathways Head Coach Jonathan Schofield said: ...

The majority of people support legislating assisted dying in England, according to a poll. But there are certain caveats linked to the support – including the implementation of safeguards to ensure ...

Waterman is backing the charity’s calls to increase national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million per year.

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 ...

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.

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

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

Scientists have identified a genetic mutation which may be the key to stopping people from craving sugary treats. The findings open up the possibility of developing treatments to target the gene in ...

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