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

The findings open up the possibility of developing treatments to target the gene in order to help curb population-wide sugar intake.

Research found that Bafta nominated actors are five times more likely to have attended a fee-paying school than the average person.

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

British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize. Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize and ...

Tributes have been paid to Mr Duhan, 74, who had written songs recorded by artists such as Christy Moore, The Dubliners and Mary Black.

Richard Gittins told Sky News that bishops ‘who kept the stories to themselves’ should now be held accountable.

The King and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer both have roles to play in the process of appointing the new archbishop.

The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country.

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fail of treating her party’s voters as second-class citizens. Ms McDonald suggested her rivals’ outright dismissal of Sinn Fein ...

An environmental group has told a court a “substantive error of law” was made when consent was granted for new oil and gas fields in Scottish waters. Greenpeace and Uplift have jointly raised a legal ...

Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, both from Caerphilly, are accused of unlawfully moving hundreds of people through Europe.