Sugar really could help the medicine go down as studies suggest a few drops can comfort babies who are having their jabs.

Two-thirds of the public would walk on by if they saw a group of teenagers drinking and verbally abusing passers-by in the street, a survey commissioned by think-tank Policy Exchange suggests.

Hector Sants, the former chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, is joining Barclays bank to improve its reputation with governments and regulators.

The number of alleged victims of suspected paedophile Jimmy Savile has reached 450, with nearly 200 alleged crimes recorded, Scotland Yard says.

League Two Bradford cause a major shock by beating Premier League Arsenal on penalties to reach the Capital One Cup semi-finals.

President Obama says the US formally recognises Syria's opposition coalition as the sole "legitimate representative" of the Syrian people.

North Korea says it has successfully launched its rocket to put a satellite in orbit, in defiance of international warnings.

The number of children abducted and taken abroad by an estranged parent has risen by 88% in just under a decade, data from the Foreign Office shows.