A major new woodland will be planted to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee next year.

Neighbours of suspected UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli had noticed that lately he was working much longer hours than usual ...

How could Kweku Adoboli have lost his bank $2 billion after all the previous trading scandals?

If you're a morning person, chances are you're happier, healthier and slimmer than people who like a lie in.

Tuition fees at New Zealand universities are among the highest in the world, according to a new report. New Zealand had the seventh-most expensive tuition fees for universities, with entrants paying more than $3600 a year.

If there is any city in the world in which one should play absolute tourist, London is it.

Britain's centuries-old churches are must-sees for many tourists, but entering these hallowed places comes at a price.

A phone system that failed in the aftermath of a deadly explosion in the...

Is it genes or upbringing that shapes our characters, talents and traits? As an adopted child, the question has always fascinated Kate Hilpern.

Peter Calder sounds out the sources of Ireland's traditional tucker.

Scenes from Northern Island's Donegal County.

Some 5000 UK food outlets will offer calorie-count menus by the end of the year.

Forty years in a blokey, sometimes unkind profession hasn't left a dent in the genial exterior of rugby's 'old bear'