Researchers have found that the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago.

A boy has been stabbed in the middle of the afternoon in south-east London. Metropolitan Police officers were called to the scene in Broadway, Bexleyheath, at 3.31pm on Thursday and found the boy, who ...

Troops appear to have run across him in a battle, only to discover afterwards that a body in the rubble was the man Israel ...

Former One Direction member Liam Payne died of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage”, as a result of a fall from the balcony of a hotel’s third-floor, a post-mortem examination ...

The number of people dying in or after police custody in England and Wales has been described as “extremely concerning” as figures show more than half had mental health problems. The Independent ...

A man and two women have been remanded in custody over the death of a 23-month-old child in Co Tyrone. Tavia Da Costa is believed to have died on Sunday just weeks before her second birthday.

Her entertainment career spanned eight decades across film, TV and the stage, but she is best remembered for her turn in 1958 ...

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said passengers will be able to save up to 50 off the price of Advance and off-peak fares.

Playing video games may make you smarter but regular exercise does not, scientists have said. Researchers found gamers scored better on memory, attention and reasoning skills compared to those who did ...

Shoppers will be protected by new rules for buy now pay later (BNPL) products from 2026 under Government plans. BNPL products allow people to spread the cost of purchases over time, but borrowers ...

Clear skies have been forecast for tonight as the October full moon - known as the Hunter's Moon - lights up the skies across Norfolk.

Payne died after falling from the third-floor balcony of the CasaSur Hotel in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires.