Pedestrians and cyclists are 44% more likely to die if they are hit by an SUV or similar-sized vehicle rather than a traditional car, a study has found. The figure rises to 82% for children, the ...

A doctor who was contemplating having her eye removed had her sight restored in time for her wedding thanks to a first-of-its-kind genomics lab. Ellie Irwin had a rare bacterial eye infection which ...

A bird hide designed to resemble an air traffic control tower has been unveiled near Heathrow airport. The structure allows visitors to watch wildlife at one of the 13 nature reserves on land owned by ...

The National Audit Office has called on the Department for Education to publish a delivery plan for achieving its teacher recruitment target.

The call from conservation charity Plantlife comes as it kicks off its annual “no mow May” campaign to encourage homeowners to leave their mower in the shed for the month, and into the summer, to ...

The Commons Public Accounts Committee found the cost of collecting taxes rose by £563 million over the last parliament, while productivity fell.

A train has been wrapped in bold artwork celebrating the ethnicity of its operator’s workforce and the communities it serves. Digital artist Baraka Carberry, who created the work for Avanti West Coast ...

Also on the line-up are authors Maggie O’Farrell and Ian McEwan, as well as Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones.

The rise is thought to be partly down to an increase in exploitation of migrant women in the care sector, Unseen said.

The Treasury Committee is urging the Government to improve its monitoring and said the Treasury may eventually need to mandate cash acceptance.

However, a report by the ABRSM, the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music, suggests the range of instruments now being taught is ‘widening’.

Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman can be seen “storming into” the headquarters of Warburtons as she stars in a new TV advert for the British baking firm. The 51-year-old appears in the two-minute ...