Diagnosing prostate cancer could be revolutionised thanks to a pioneering British study that aims to catch the disease early.

A new type of antibiotic that kills hospital superbugs has been developed by scientists. In experiments, the drugs cured mice of notoriously difficult-to-treat, antibiotic-resistant MRSA infections.

Autistic children are missing out on life-saving vaccinations, new research suggests. Only 81.6 per cent of those on the autism spectrum have received all the recommended vaccinations for children aged between four and six years old, a study...

As things stand at present, the general election scheduled for May/June 2019 is for the BJP to lose rather than for a motley group of opposition to win. Already the fissures are visible. Mayawati’s romance with Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party...

Pupils at a private school tried to force-feed a piece of pizza containing ham to a Jewish student. It happened at Clifton College, Bristol, the school confirmed, while the student was eating with his "close-knit group of friends".

A 66-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his partner who died from multiple blunt force head injuries.

A man has been appeared before magistrates charged with attempted murder over a collision and subsequent assault in Nottingham.

Tensions between the US-led NATO coalition of the willing and Russia are rising to boiling point. US expulsions of Russian diplomats and the closure of Russia’s consulate in Seattle have met with an opposite response: a similar number of American...

Lord Loomba welcomed the opportunity to celebrate "all that is good about the Commonwealth" ahead of the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April. Lord Loomba spoke of the efficiency with which the Commonwealth works and...