New evidence links the environment in the womb with increased body weight in later life.

The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday is taken out of the country, as the US defence secretary visits Afghanistan.

The rules of the new National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) pension scheme should be relaxed to make it more attractive, MPs says.

Children as young as 10 are more familiar with some alcohol brands and adverts than those for popular foods and snacks, research shows.

There has been "inadequate" progress in getting the food industry to adopt healthier practices, campaigners say.

Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are top of a global league table of university reputation - in a top 100 dominated by US institutions.

A group of Dutch universities is touring schools in England this week with the aim of recruiting students to study in Holland.

US network HBO cancels its lavish TV horse-racing drama Luck after a third animal was injured and put down during production.