Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but who are a sounder bet for a relationship.

Costume jewellery created for the woman at the heart of a royal scandal raised several thousand pounds at auction.

This exhibition will mark the centenary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated journey to the South Pole.

If you are always seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, be warned - it could be an oncoming train.

From the world's tennis number one, Rafael Nadal, to the globe's top restaurant, El Bulli, it seems we can't get enough of all things Spanish, including sherry.

Whether the British parliament is leaning to the left or right depends on your point of view but Big Ben is officially tilting.

Pamela Wade explores the historic castle where the hit TV series is set.

The Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress has proven to be a tidy earner for the Queen.

There's hope for millions of men as scientists show no link between testosterone treatment and prostate cancer.

The jealous wife of a British MP denies stealing his love child's cat, but the kitten snatching was captured on CCTV.

Jim Eagles discovers the remarkable beauty of the place that gave birth to one of the classics of English literature.

The tiny hamlet of Culbone in Exmoor National Park, Somerset, is said to be the place where Samuel Taylor Coleridge found the inspiration for his poetic masterpiece Kubla Khan.

British scientists have found the first direct link between the weight of a mother-to-be and that of her child.

Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor's fans are being given a chance to see her extraordinary collection of jewellery, art and fashion.