New research has found that teenagers’ brains continue developing far longer into adulthood than previously thought.
Working with a psychologist to reduce stress can help women whose breast cancer comes back survive longer, US researchers said on Tuesday.
Gold prices hit record highs above $1 250 an ounce in Europe on Tuesday and reached all-time peaks in a range of other currencies.
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons warned England’s bowlers "it doesn’t swing, it doesn’t seam in Australia" ahead of their Ashes defence ‘Down Under’.
World champions South Africa edged Wales 34-31 on Saturday with an under-strength side at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
The British government has warned England fans that any misbehaviour at the World Cup could effect the country’s bid to host the 2018 tournament.
The Springbok team to play Wales this weekend is a mix and match amalgam of overseas-based players, local tyros and a hard core of regulars.
Baffled police were trying on Thursday to work out why a quiet taxi driver gunned down 12 people around England’s serene Lake District.
Friends and neighbours of Derrick Bird, who killed 12 people on a shooting spree in the UK, are in shock that a "normal bloke" could wreak such havoc.
A plan by wealthy supporters to buy Manchester United has been put on hold, leaving the club’s American owners firmly in control.
Misleading headlines about phones giving you cancer are rubbish. If we’re going to panic, let’s do it well and keep disbelief suspended.
A patient has an inherited illness that could put
family members at risk — but what if they’re kept in the dark?
Ernie Els has hit out at players who criticised his redesign of Wentworth’s West Course this week, saying they had "put the knife" into him.
EUROPEAN MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Peter Bradshaw</b> reviews reviews <em>The Ghost Writer</em>, starring Ewan McGregor.
We don’t know what causes it or how to treat
it, but 250 000 people in the UK suffer from
ME (myalgic encephalopathy).
Gordon Brown faces the challenge of carving a role for himself after bowing out as British prime minister.
An Angry Richard Branson has branded Britain’s airport closure a joke as volcanic ash cloud continues to cause travel chaos in Europe.
Cameron has limped into No 10 and Clegg may pay heavily. Recast as truly progressive, Labour can forge itself a bright future.
Britain’s ruling coalition partners will not be distracted by critics who say the alliance has no chance of lasting, PM David Cameron said on Friday.
Chelsea are deserved champions four years after they last lifted the English Premier League trophy.
Britain’s new premier, David Cameron, has vowed a "seismic shift" in how the country is governed.
David Cameron’s Conservatives and the smaller Liberal Democrat party have agreed to form Britain’s first coalition government since 1945.
Lewis Moody is expected to lead England on their tour to Australia and New Zealand after Steve Borthwick was ruled out of the 44-man squad by injury.
Liberal Democrats still courted by major British parties as Gordon Brown announces he will step aside to try to keep his Labour Party in power.
An exasperated tweet by an air traveller grounded in January’s snow cost him £1 000 on Monday when a court failed to see the joke.
UK opposition parties are under growing pressure to agree to a power-sharing deal, days after an election left the country politically deadlocked.
The leaders of Britain’s Conservatives and Liberal Democrats met for over an hour of talks on Saturday aimed at resolving the election stalemate.
Britain’s Liberal Democrat leader will seek backing from senior party members on Saturday for a possible deal with the Conservatives.
Britain’s opposition Conservatives said on Friday they would try to form a government with the smaller Liberal Democrats.
<b>John O’Donoghue</b> has suffered from bipolar disorder since he was 17. Now he’s helping the largest study into the condition.
Britain’s opposition Conservatives look on course to be the largest party in Parliament after the closest election in three decades.
Weight-loss surgery should only be used in the most severely obese of children, and then only with extreme caution due to the risks.