GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell seven points to minus 20, with significant drops in predictions for personal finances ...

Peatland hit by devastating wildfire six years ago is struggling to recover, conservationists have said, although surveying ...

David Kenward from Wheldrake has reached the finals of an international photography and short film competition.

A LOCAL manufacturer has landed a hat-trick of prestigious commissions from the National Trust. Easingwold-based York Handmade Brick Company, based at Alne, near Easingwold, is suppling bricks for ...

The Japanese superstar has become the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a major league season.

Different challenges against a High Court judgment on the contentious legacy laws were mounted by bereaved relatives and the UK Government.

The death toll is rising in central Europe as receding waters reveal the huge scale of the destruction caused by ...

Picky eating is largely influenced by genes and peaks at the age of seven, scientists have found. Analysis suggests food fussiness starts during toddler years and continues into early adolescence.

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 ...

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 ...

While rising living costs have seen consumers cutting back and retail sales as a whole up 0.1% year-on-year in August, spending on health and beauty was up 7.3% – significantly higher than ...

More than 300,000 cancer patients will face treatment delays over the next five years unless the Government drives up NHS performance, according to a new analysis. Cancer Research UK projects there ...