The meeting kicks off against a backdrop of deadly weather events, extreme conditions and record temperatures in recent ...

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this ...

Costs to councils to cover social care for working age and lifelong disabled adults could top £17 billion by 2030, projections have suggested amid a warning the proposed National Care Service risks ...

The former Take Me Out host is riding 300 miles on his dream childhood bike to raise money for BBC Children In Need.

Henry Faure-Walker, Newsquest CEO, said: “It has been a delight to support the NSPCC throughout this year – and I hope that we can spread some festive cheer by helping them to raise as much funds as ...

The Dartford Crossing consists of a bridge and two tunnels, which connect Thurrock in Essex with Dartford in Kent.

Marine experts have expressed delight over positive signs that thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth are settling in well to their new environment. Heriot-Watt University, one of a ...

The ‘nextdoor nature’ programme by the Wildlife Trusts has worked with 1,600 communities in the past two years.

Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell has told how he suffered an eyecare emergency that could have cost him the sight in one eye just before the Euros. He almost missed Scotland’s ...

The NHS in England has launched a winter campaign calling on people to “give the gift of blood” this Christmas. Donors have been urged to book and stick to their appointments in the lead-up to ...

An artificial intelligence tool being trialled in the NHS picks up relevant medical information while filtering out background chatter.