Carrying shopping bags home might feel like lugging a lorry, but this everyday activity could be boosting muscle strength.

The Prime Minister said the US president’s shift in position was ‘good news’ as he spoke with residents on a visit to Hertfordshire ...

Brits have confessed to their sauciest habit, and it involves plenty of double-dipping. New research by Papa Johns reveals two in five people (40 per cent) eat food purely as a vehicle for dips. Pizza ...

The first asylum seekers have been moved into a former military barracks in East Sussex as ministers face pressure to end the use of hotels. Some 27 men have been housed at Crowborough Training Camp ...

US stock markets rose overnight, while the UK’s FTSE 100, Germany’s Dax and France’s Cac 40 enjoyed gains on Thursday morning.

Under-18s boss Paul Butler was delighted with a dominant 8-1 victory against Coventry City in the FA Youth Cup fourth round. Valentin Joseph had quite the night at the CBS Arena, scoring four times.

TV cook Nigella Lawson is rumoured to be replacing long-standing judge Prue Leith on the Great British Bake Off after she revealed she is leaving.

The major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere ahead of the February 12 poll.

The Met Office has issued rain warnings for parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the south west of England on Thursday.

Chelsea will go into the final Champions League matchday in an automatic qualification spot after Moises Caicedo’s late header earned a nervy 1-0 win against Pafos at Stamford Bridge.

Scots have been left “squealing” from paying increasingly higher taxes, Sir Tom Hunter has said, as he described the burden on nurses, teachers and policemen as unfair. Sir Tom, one of Scotland’s ...