The Independent's Nick Duerden wonders why the UK has such different views on children in restaurants to the rest of Europe.

Short people suffer a greater rate of illness and death from heart disease, research has shown.

Research shows that "nannying" works, with a ban on smoking having a decidedly positive impact on individuals' lives

For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.

The prospect of being able to take a pill to combat fear and anxiety has come a step closer

NZ's key export earners are headed for "a terrible collision" as a result of economic mismanagement, Russel Norman says.

Members of a school 1st XV with a booze "culture" were left to drink unsupervised for three hours in London on the night a teen sleepwalked to his death.

Metiria Turei today said John Key and Paula Bennett had "forgotten where they came from", denying New Zealanders the same opportunities to get ahead that they both benefited from.

New York - New York City anti-smoking signs depicting a decaying tooth, diseased lungs and a damaged brain violate cigarette vendors' free speech and should be removed, tobacco companies and retailers said in a lawsuit.

Boy racers could be banned from many Papakura streets if a proposed bylaw goes ahead.

A resident's complaint about "strange men knocking at his door" has led to a council using a technical clause to close a brothel.

Sex workers across Australia are lobbying state governments for increased protection under anti-discrimination laws.

An Irish couple who have discovered they share the same father have vowed to stay together and continue to have children.

A man who abandoned his baby outside a Wellington strip club changed his plea when he appeared in court yesterday.