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Middle-class children benefit from a "glass floor" protecting them from slipping down the social scale in Britain, a report has said.

If "eat what's left on your plate" is something you usually tell your children then you may want to read what this study has to say first.

The number of pupils attending England's secondary schools is set to rise by 20% over the course of the next decade, government figures show.

While tracking the weight of over 10,000 men from adolescence to young adulthood, it has been found that men gain enough fat after they become fathers for the first time. And according to a new study, this could increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, a study says. All those leftover pizza crusts they snatch from their kids' plates add up, said researchers from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

The Monsoon rains, mercifully, have been sufficiently adequate so far, raising hopes that its continuation will spur agricultural growth and strengthen the Indian economy. The forthcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, alas, held out few such hopes. The Opposition parties girded up for turmoil and disturbance, such as we witnessed under the previous UPA regime when the BJP spearheaded the Opposition agitation.  The cause for uproar and disruption were scams, then, as now. Lalitgate, and the far more damaging Vyapam, have led to calls for the resignations of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vijay Raje Sindhia, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Children who spend more than 30 minutes on their iPads in one sitting could be sowing the seeds for chronic neck and back pain later in life, experts have warned. Research suggests that hunching over electronic devices at a young age can entrench bad habits which will cause musculoskeletal issues in adulthood.

Police are growing increasingly concerned for a missing woman from Oldham. Asma Nisar, 40, was last seen on Werneth Hall Road in Oldham, at 3pm last Thursday.

Go slow while eating your food as people who eat slowly feel fuller and think they have eaten more than those who eat quickly, shows research.

I write returning from Italy. Italy at the heart of World War 2 and also recent battles on immigration. Before I left for Italy, I was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Memorial Gates. So these things were on my mind.

Terrifying CCTV footage has emerged of a man being attacked by a large gang of men as he made his way home from a friend's wedding.