Scientists have raised serious concerns about the widespread use of one of the world's most common painkillers.

The Australian dollar has finally hit parity with the US dollar.

One of England's biggest police forces is tweeting every incident it deals with over a 24-hour period to give the public an idea of the workload officers face.

Secondary school sex education lessons have certainly undergone a change over the years.

New Zealand finished fourth among five nations tonight in the rhythmic gymnastics teams competition at the Commonwealth Games.

As the 51st Traverse team complete their epic journey, Rob Gray looks ahead to new adventures.

Born one day apart, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth both turned 50 this month. From Jane Austen to Notting Hill, their careers have run in parallel, but their film characters, finds Vanessa Thorpe, tell a subtly different story.

Fabio Capello's bad luck with injuries to his key defenders continued when it emerged that John Terry is likely to miss tomorrow's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro with an injury aggravated in training yesterday.

On-screen, she's the queen of food porn. But off-screen Nigella Lawson is much messier, grumpier and shyer, she tells Stephen Jewell.

Jess Hamill added to New Zealand's medal tally overnight when she finished second in the parasport shot put.

Stay ahead of the game with some of the key trends and moments from the latest international fashion weeks.

Since it opened in 1872, Hastings Pier has hosted everyone from Victorian holidaymakers to the Rolling Stones.

Kate Atkinson began as a prize-winning literary novelist with Behind the Scenes At The Museum and has reinvented herself by using the tropes of detective fiction.

London insurers have radical plans to reduce seaborne hijackings.