Organisations providing support for children said they are working in ‘progressively challenging circumstances’.

State-of-the-art robotic systems that can help remove tumours or replace a patient’s knee have been approved for use on the NHS in a move that could transform treatment for thousands of people in ...

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

A supply chain scheme that brings supermarkets together to invest in long-term cocoa contracts can boost efforts to tackle child labour, farmers and industry leaders in Ivory Coast have said. The West ...

Cocoa yields will be “destroyed” by 2030 without financial support and fairer markets, Ivory Coast farmers have warned. The West African nation is the biggest producer of cocoa in the world, with ...

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laurete, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended ...

JOSH Batch has announced his retirement from professional ice-hockey. Batch - who grew up in Wickford and attended Westcliff High School - has shone for the Cardiff Devils for the past 13 seasons ...

STUART Bingham will not take part in this year’s World Snooker Championship. Bingham, who is from Basildon, has competed in every event at the Crucible since 2010. But he will not feature this time ...

A jubilant Mikel Arteta said the momentum is with Arsenal to win the Champions League following their historic victory against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Authors say it is the first study to suggest a clear relationship between nitrogen fertiliser and pollen count and its ability to trigger allergies.