Cocaine overtakes heroin as leading cause of drug deaths in England and Wales

Most young children in countries like the UK, the US and Australia attend childcare, where their napping patterns often differ to when they are at home. But we don't know if this affects their development

We have an unprecedented choice of food, yet our diets are worse than ever, says palaeoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman. So what can evolution tell us about how to eat better?

Jason Beer KC will examine ‘policies and procedures’ in tragic case of the university’s youngest black professor The lead barrister for the Post Office Horizon inquiry has been appointed to head an independent review into the death of Cambridge academic Jason Arday. Jason Beer KC will examine the handling of allegations of “research and other misconduct” made against Arday before his resignation as well as the university’s recruitment and support for him as its youngest-ever black professor at t

Rhodri Talfan Davies, the deputy director general, met staff group after case of Lucie Kon but said independent inquiry was not needed The BBC has attempted to reassure Jewish staff that discrimination against them will not be tolerated, after a former producer said she had faced antisemitism while employed at the corporation. Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC’s deputy director general, met representatives from the broadcaster’s Jewish staff network on Tuesday following coverage of the case of Lucie