The University of Cambridge research examined 2,000 children aged six to nine across 84 primary schools in London and Luton.

NEW-look street signs continue to be rolled out across the Bradford district. Chair of Bradford Civic Society Si Cunningham was keen to point out the stark difference in one particular change.

British swimmer Iona Winnifrith continued a day of teenage dreams at the Paris Paralympics by winning 100m breaststroke silver aged just 13. Hours after 14-year-old table tennis player Bly Twomey won ...

A second union has voted in favour of a revised pay offer from the body that represents all Scottish councils. Workers represented by Unite, spanning all 32 local authorities, accepted the new offer ...

A member of Royal Navy personnel has died after a helicopter ditched in the Channel during a night-flying exercise. There were three crew members on board at the time of the incident and two of them ...

Exeter flanker Maddie Feaunati will make her first Test start when England tackle France in Gloucester on Saturday. Red Roses head coach John Mitchell has made just two changes from the side that ...

Downing Street congratulated Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on his appointment as French prime minister as Sir Keir Starmer continues efforts to reset the UK’s relationship with the European Union.

The Duke of Sussex has claimed his brother William was jealous of his beard and ordered him to shave it off before he married Meghan in 2018.

Anna Nicholson overcame a Stade de France downpour to win a maiden Paralympic medal with bronze in the women's shot put.

BRADFORD customers are to experience faster mobile speeds as EE has launched its first standalone 5G network. The telecoms giant, which is part of the BT Group, said the new 5GSA network was also ...

French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard, best known in France for the anise-flavoured aperitif pastis, said on Thursday it has scrapped a new sponsorship deal with Paris Saint-Germain after ...

England head into the final Test of the summer against Sri Lanka looking to make it six wins from six and record their first perfect record since 2004. Here, the PA news agency looks at the main areas ...