A trial assessing a new daily pill for weight loss has shown that people taking the drug can shed kilos in weeks, potentially offering people with obesity a new and convenient alternative to jabs.

Governor Andrew Bailey described it as a ‘finely balanced decision’ after MPC members were forced to hold a second vote.

Universities in northern England face having their contribution to the economy undermined after they missed out on a share of £54 million, eight mayors have warned. A total 12 institutions have access ...

A single father who has battled bowel cancer filmed the moment he told his son he had won £1 million on the lottery, with the pair hugging and jumping excitedly around the kitchen. Paul Harvey, of ...

The first people have been charged with showing support for Palestine Action in England and Wales after the group was banned as a terror organisation, the Metropolitan Police said as the force ...

Weston-super-Mare Town Council has been advised to not proceed with plans to make it a Council of Sanctuary in order to support refugees.

Jayon Riley, from Tottenham, north London, has denied attempted murder together with others and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to the girl.

Vine House Farm in Deeping St Nicholas near Spalding in Lincolnshire grows the flowers for the seeds to be used in bird feed.

This week, Jimmy was in Weston-super-Mare to perform at the Weston Playhouse as part of his brand-new live tour: 'Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny'. The tour sees Jimmy travel all over the UK, Europe, the USA ...

Despite a slightly lower global average temperature, the scientists said extremes, including heat and deadly floods, persisted in July.

Raiders have stolen £500,000 of jewellery from a home in south-east London, the Metropolitan Police said. The items, which included treasured family heirlooms, were taken from a house in Bickley Road, ...

A member of the northern lion subspecies, the Barbary lion once roamed freely its native northern Africa, including the Atlas Mountains.