Jim Eagles visits a piece of British history and finds out how its unlikely saviour spent five years rescuing it from ruin in a swamp.

British study finds a summer or autumn birth is a key determinant of a child's wellbeing.

Winter Wonderland offers a dazzling combination of fairground rides and attractions.

British study finds a third of girls aged between 10 and 11 are adopting drastic methods to pursue their ideal body shape.

Passengers who upgrade to business class for flights out of London will have to fork out an extra $160 under a new tax.

A Kiwi apple has been named Britain's tastiest.

Advances in genetic science could see future generations of people living free of disease well into old age.

Herald Travel editor Jim Eagles travels to the Cornish fishing port of Padstow to discover the tasty secrets of an EU-recognised delicacy.

Jim Eagles discovers the tasty secrets of Cornwall's most famous, EU-recognised delicacy.

Michael Winner was hospitalised after eating steak tartare four days in a row.

Experts disagree over when single women who want children should resort to freezing their eggs.

Illicit prescription drugs are being sold to children on the streets of a major British city for 50p.

Coronation Street veteran Betty Driver has died at the age of 91.

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.