Drugs that switch on vitamin A in the body may also help stave off conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND), raising hopes of new treatments, research suggests. Scientists found drugs which ...

Ongoing conflict in Lebanon and rising tensions in the Middle East continue to feature heavily on Friday’s newspaper front pages. The i leads on Israel’s decision to bomb south Lebanon, saying the ...

Actor Chris Hemsworth has said Transformers One will show a “different side” to its main characters Optimus Prime, Megatron and Bumblebee. The 41-year-old, who plays Optimus Prime in the film, says it ...

The winner of The Piano series two, Brad Kella, has signed a recording contract with Liverpool-based label Modern Sky. The 23-year-old, who grew up in Bootle, Merseyside, released his debut single, ...

Nature is coming back six years after wildfire at Smithills near Bolton, but peat will take hundreds of years to regenerate, conservationists say.

Three out of four primary school teachers think children’s physical activity is declining, research suggests. Half of 500 teachers surveyed said they believe fewer than one in two children in their ...

Cancer Research UK is calling on the Government to commit to a long-term cancer strategy to make sure waiting times are met.

Barcelona opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 defeat in Monaco after playing most of the match with 10 men following an early red card for defender Eric Garcia. Hansi Flick has made an ...

The first wave of police forces will start embedding domestic abuse specialists in their 999 control rooms early next year to stop emergency services missing opportunities to save women’s lives. The ...

A new sex assault claim has been made against Mohamed Al Fayed after an investigation into the former Harrods owner was published. The woman believes police nearly arrested him over her allegations ...

Mikel Arteta admitted David Raya’s astonishing double save against Atalanta was the best he has seen in his career. Raya ensured Arsenal avoided defeat in their Champions League opener by keeping out ...

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a stabbing incident late on Thursday in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, police said. Police arrested a suspect who was also injured and taken ...