Women were more likely than men to describe education on menstrual cycles during their education as poor, the research also found.

Manufacturers are pressing for the original plan for a high-speed rail line reaching Leeds and Manchester to be resurrected as part of a major strategic investment in the rail network.

The report from EY-Parthenon also revealed that overall profit warnings among UK-listed firms jumped by a fifth amid trade and geopolitical woes.

A Labour-affiliated trade union has issued a strongly-worded plea for the Government to intervene in the long-running Birmingham bin strike. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) called on Prime Minister Sir ...

Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said: “Far too many people won’t have enough pension for a decent retirement, and too many – especially women, BME (black and minority ...

A new immunotherapy trial to treat the deadliest form of brain cancer is seeking patients after one man had remarkable results that saw his tumour vanish. The NHS study will recruit 16 people over an ...

Almost half of people think that Government plans to improve the health of the nation will have no difference, or make it harder to get a GP appointment, according to a survey. More than four in 10 ...

Signatories including broadcaster Chris Packham – who has spoken about being autistic – demanded the long-awaited report be published as soon as Parliament returns from its summer break. He is among ...

Live football will be made available on prescription to help alleviate symptoms of depression under a scheme being piloted by a Labour MP and Ecotricity-owner Dale Vince.

The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in 1984.

County courts were described as the ‘Cinderella service’ of the justice system, gaining little attention compared with the criminal ...