Swimmer Daniel Bell, sent home from the Commonwealth Games for having two beers, has been defended by his father.

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.

No area of medicine has advanced more rapidly, nor created more controversy, than the treatment of infertility.

Pilgrimage to the home of rugby league a must for any fan, writes David Leggat.

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.

Hal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.

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.

A British clothing supplier has won a four-year trademark battle against the fashion giant Lacoste.

Competition schedule for New Zealand athletes on the seventh day of the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Monday, October 11:

Phil Pollett's love affair with pies helped him make two big decisions.

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.

Report shows wealthy people are least likely to care about cleanliness or to enjoy housework.

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

A gay Saudi prince beat his servant to death in a London hotel room in a sexually motivated murder, a court heard today.

Progress is being made in the war against drug addiction and its links with crime.

A bomb has exploded outside a shopping centre in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry.

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.

As violence recedes, many people wantto have contentious murals removed from everyday life.