Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk.

Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests

The findings could prompt doctors to have earlier conversations about the risks with people who are having sleep problems.

Student aims to stop cheats using essay-writing bots with his own AI...

Ed Daniels began developing software start-up after a project on his university course asked him to integrate AI with education.

Smart M-way crash that killed two ‘would not have happened with hard...

The collision happened on the M1 near Sheffield in March 2019.

Anas Sarwar: SNP has ‘big questions’ to answer following Murrell arr...

The Scottish Labour leader spoke following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, the former SNP chief executive, Peter Murrell.

Barge leased to house 500 asylum seekers off Dorset coast, despite T...

The Home Office announced the ‘basic and functional’ accommodation will be provided on the Bibby Stockholm.

Department of Justice tentatively reaches Texas church shooting sett...

Authorities put the official death toll at 26 because one of the 25 people killed was pregnant.

Higher earners in Scotland to pay more tax as new laws come into for...

Minister have said the changes, which commence with the new financial year, will raise an additional £129 million.

Two homes searched in probe over reports of IRA clothing in funeral...

The searches were carried out in relation to alleged offences contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Blinken says reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia

Mr Blinken said the legal process for such a determination would be completed soon.

Tiger cubs, meerkats and monkeys forage for Easter eggs at London Zo...

The entertainment was part of a wider Easter egg hunt organised for visitors at the conservation zoo.

‘Roman numerals’ found on Stone of Destiny ahead of King’s coronatio...

The details were discovered when a 3D-printed replica of the stone was examined by experts.

Killer facing life in prison after admitting murders of nurse and tw...

Saju Chelavalel will be sentenced in July for murdering NHS nurse Anju Ashok and her children, six-year-old Jeeva Saju and Janvi Saju, aged four.

Missouri tornado leaves trail of destruction and several people dead

A search and rescue operation is under way that involves multiple agencies.

Missouri tornado leaves trail of destruction and at least four peopl...

A search and rescue operation is under way that involves multiple agencies.

Missouri tornado leaves trail of destruction and at least five peopl...

A search and rescue operation is under way that involves multiple agencies.

21 people convicted in West Midlands child sex abuse investigation

West Midlands Police said the victims had suffered ‘shocking and abhorrent’ abuse over almost a decade.

Ireland must act to preserve access to clean drinking water, Governm...

The Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss has made 159 recommendations on protecting the island’s natural environment.

Patient safety concerns raised over junior doctors’ strike

The 96-hour strike between April 11 and 15 is likely to be the most disruptive in the history of the NHS.

Man armed with hatchet kills four children at nursery in Brazil

The man turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the school.