The discovery could lead to a new treatment for millions of people with obesity and type 2 diabetes who do not respond well to current treatments.

An 18-year-old man accused of killing three young girls in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport and producing the deadly toxin ricin will go on trial next year.

Tomatoes could be engineered to be sweeter without sacrificing their size, research suggests. Experts said that most consumers prefer sweeter tomatoes and higher sugar content increases the value of ...

Council tax bills in England are expected to increase by up to 5% next April, amid Tory warnings that local authorities face a £2.4 billion “black hole”. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch ...

Sara Sharif’s father has confessed to killing the 10-year-old but insisted he did not mean to “harm” her when he bound and beat her with a cricket bat. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, had sought to ...