Retail sales rose 1 last month as warmer weather and end-of-season deals helped to boost supermarkets and clothes stores.

The ad’s soundtrack, a version of Paul Simon’s I Know What I Know, is sung by Laura Mvula, while Bafta-winning actress Samantha Morton provides the voiceover. John Lewis brought back the pledge on ...

The aunt of Raneem Oudeh, who was killed by her ex-partner, says her niece was ‘not heard until she lost her life’.

Israel has launched a series of attacks in southern Lebanon, saying it struck hundreds of rocket launchers and other Hezbollah infrastructure. The army claimed the launchers were about to be used “in ...

Different challenges against a High Court judgment on the contentious legacy laws were mounted by bereaved relatives and the UK Government.

Consumer confidence has fallen sharply in “not encouraging news” for the Government as households “nervously” await next ...

Three out of four primary school teachers think children’s physical activity is declining, research suggests. Half of 500 teachers surveyed said they believe fewer than one in two children in their ...

A vast area of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Thwaites Glacier – continues to retreat and much of it could be lost by the 23rd century, experts say. The glacier spans an area equal to the island of Great ...

Drugs that switch on vitamin A in the body may also help stave off conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND), raising ...

Picky eating is largely influenced by genes and peaks at the age of seven, scientists have found. Analysis suggests food fussiness starts during toddler years and continues into early adolescence.

While rising living costs have seen consumers cutting back and retail sales as a whole up 0.1% year-on-year in August, spending on health and beauty was up 7.3% – significantly higher than ...

Nature is coming back six years after wildfire at Smithills near Bolton, but peat will take hundreds of years to regenerate, ...