A cheap and widely available antidepressant has shown to be “unexpectedly effective” in treating aggressive brain tumours, scientists have said. Vortioxetine is recommended by the National Institute ...

Scientists say that testing for fatty acids could make it easier to identify children at risk of various conditions.

TWENTY-THREE dedicated walkers have raised about £700 for Christian Aid. Members of churches from throughout Haddington came together on Saturday to complete the six-mile walk. The route was arranged ...

Jess Phillips said the Government has had ‘robust’ conversations with Serco, who took over the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) tagging contract ...

A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium. Weighing 22kg at nine months old ...

Health and safety experts are calling for urgent action to tackle an “epidemic” of long working hours. It follows a study by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) which suggested ...

Britain’s biggest water company currently has only enough funding to see it through to the end of May next year, and is scrambling for fresh cash.

OPPONENTS of the controversial Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme (MFPS) are being offered talks to explore withdrawing their objections to ...

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

The gold Aston Martin DB5 model was created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film Goldfinger.

Dignitaries have marked the recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill known as The Roaring Lion, which was stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search by police.

Official figures showed higher spending on public services, while national debt hit levels last seen in the early 1960s.