Advances in genetic science could see future generations of people living free of disease well into old age.

Herald Travel editor Jim Eagles travels to the Cornish fishing port of Padstow to discover the tasty secrets of an EU-recognised delicacy.

Jim Eagles discovers the tasty secrets of Cornwall's most famous, EU-recognised delicacy.

Michael Winner was hospitalised after eating steak tartare four days in a row.

Experts disagree over when single women who want children should resort to freezing their eggs.

Illicit prescription drugs are being sold to children on the streets of a major British city for 50p.

Coronation Street veteran Betty Driver has died at the age of 91.

Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but who are a sounder bet for a relationship.

Costume jewellery created for the woman at the heart of a royal scandal raised several thousand pounds at auction.

This exhibition will mark the centenary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated journey to the South Pole.

If you are always seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, be warned - it could be an oncoming train.

Pamela Wade explores the historic castle where the hit TV series is set.

The Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress has proven to be a tidy earner for the Queen.

There's hope for millions of men as scientists show no link between testosterone treatment and prostate cancer.