05/01/2009 - Train disruption continues at Euston

Commuters in and out of London's Euston station will continue to suffer delays this morning, despite engineers working through the night to repair...

02/01/2009 - US and Britain hand over control of bases to Iraqi govt

American and British troops have handed over control of important bases to Iraqi government troops in ceremonies in Baghdad and Basra.The US handed...

02/01/2009 - Govt launches new anti-obesity campaign

The government has launched a new healthy eating campaign aimed at halting the rising obesity rate in Britain. The scheme involves adverts warning of...

02/01/2009 - Rail fares hit by above-inflation rises

Rail passengers will have to pay an average of six per cent more for their journeys in 2009, as fare rises come into effect from Friday. The rise in...

02/01/2009 - British soldier killed during explosion in Afghanistan

A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. The member of the 6th...

31/12/2008 - Scottish hospitals scrap car park charges

From today (December 31st) 14 hospitals across Scotland have stopped charging visitors for the use of their car parks. The move was announced in...

31/12/2008 - 1 in 5 have high blood pressure gene

A study has revealed 20 per cent of white people have a gene variant which may lead to high blood pressure or hypertension. The mutation - STK39 -...

31/12/2008 - Private dentistry in Wales set for tighter regulation

Private dentists in Wales will be subject to new regulations in the new year to ensure they provide safe, high quality services. Dentists will be...

31/12/2008 - Abu Dhabi show a success, says manufacturer

The latest Abu Dhabi International Motor Show has been deemed a resounding success by a major manufacturer of automobile lubricants.Attracting little...

30/12/2008 - Hospitals may pay price for working-hours limit

The government is not doing enough to help hospitals cope with changes caused by the coming limit on working hours for junior doctors, it has been...

30/12/2008 - PM refuses to legalise assisted suicide

Gordon Brown has made clear the government has no intention of legalising assisted suicide. The prime minister said he was "totally against laws on...

30/12/2008 - Patients to rate doctors on NHS website

Patients will be encourages to post comments about their GPs' performance on an NHS website, under new government proposals. The new scheme will aim...

29/12/2008 - Over-the-counter pill 'unlikely to prevent unwanted pregnancies'

Making the contraceptive pill available without a prescription is unlikely to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, an expert has claimed. The...

29/12/2008 - Falling pound forcing Britons out of Europe

A report has claimed that British holidaymakers are now choosing destinations outside the eurozone because of the falling value of the pound in...

29/12/2008 - Second conjoined twin dies in hospital

Faith Williams, the second of two conjoined twins, has died on Christmas Day in a hospital in London.Her sister Hope Williams died on December 3rd...