Boys will perform just as you expect them to, it seems. If you tell them they aren't as intelligent as girls and are less likely to do well in tests, that is exactly what will happen.

Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson have put their £36 million Chelsea home up for sale, due to noisy neighbours.

Viva chats exclusively to Isabella Blow's former husband, Detmar, the author of a new book about the once-fabulous fashion icon.

Isabella Blow, the fashion stylist with a penchant for loony hats and a talent for discovering the Next Big Thing, died on May 7, 2007, at the age of 48, having drunk a quantity of the weedkiller Paraquat.

Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney has made some positional swaps and one change for Saturday's Four Nations opener against England.

A Saudi prince who battered his manservant to death is facing a life sentence after he was convicted of murder.

It seems hard to escape the conclusion that the UK government has opted, in effect, to end any fiscal advantage to staying at home with young kids.

Scientists are hailing a breakthrough that could lead to a cure for the common cold.

The story of seamstresses' fight for pay parity still resonates 40 years on, Stephen Jewell discovers.

Scientists have raised serious concerns about the widespread use of one of the world's most common painkillers.

Swimmer Daniel Bell, sent home from the Commonwealth Games for having two beers, has been defended by his father.

One of England's biggest police forces is tweeting every incident it deals with over a 24-hour period to give the public an idea of the workload officers face.

Secondary school sex education lessons have certainly undergone a change over the years.

No area of medicine has advanced more rapidly, nor created more controversy, than the treatment of infertility.

Pilgrimage to the home of rugby league a must for any fan, writes David Leggat.

New Zealand finished fourth among five nations tonight in the rhythmic gymnastics teams competition at the Commonwealth Games.

As the 51st Traverse team complete their epic journey, Rob Gray looks ahead to new adventures.

Born one day apart, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth both turned 50 this month. From Jane Austen to Notting Hill, their careers have run in parallel, but their film characters, finds Vanessa Thorpe, tell a subtly different story.