Dame Sheila Hancock said she is “not against” calls for a new law on assisted dying in the UK, but insisted the country needs to “improve palliative care”.

The Toy Retailers Association has released its annual DreamToys list of the 20 predicted top sellers this Christmas.

The findings might shed light on the link between loneliness and mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, researchers say.

The September survey found that seven in 10 (70%) people in England support a change in the law on assisted dying, and 14% oppose a change.

Social media bosses who fail to stop illegal knives being advertised on their sites could face £10,000 fines from police under Government plans.

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels are set to reach a new high in 2024, with no clear signs yet of the urgently-needed peak in pollution to curb global warming, scientists have said. Global emissions ...

NHS England will carry out a ‘no holds barred’ review of NHS performance across England with the results made public in league tables.

When Justin Welby steps down he will be succeeded by the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. There are more than 100 bishops in the Church of England, including 42 diocesan bishops. Here, the PA news ...

Waterman is backing the charity’s calls to increase national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million per year.

Class “inequalities” exist in creative industries in the UK where high-profile figures are more likely to have attended private schools and top universities, a report has suggested. More than two in ...

An artificial grass firm has been ordered to take down a second billboard poster after it was found to demean and objectify women. The poster for Great Grass, which appeared at the junction of Hollins ...

The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury after a damning report found the Church of England failed to act on a serial abuser continues to dominate Wednesday’s headlines. Meanwhile, the Daily ...