A new estimate says Britons drink 12m more bottles of wine each week than earlier estimated by someone else. Science imitates pub debates — ...

I see that Theresa May wants to turn Ofcom into a pre-broadcast censor, by giving it new powers to take pre-emptive action against pro...

In this risk averse age I am always gemused that people, councils etc rush to insure themselves against all and sundry fates. Yet the ins...

I see that Nanny has come up with a wizard wheeze for raising money, namely fining parents of kids who are persistently late for school u...

My commiserations to Kyron Bradley (9 years old) who found himself on the wrong end of Nanny's risk aversion recently. His crime? ...

My thanks to a loyal reader, who advised me about some really prattish behaviour by Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust concerning Max Hurry...