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A rising number young people have embraced a phenomenon first identified in Japan in the 1990s called hikikomori - a form of extreme social isolation, most common among young adults.

If you're one of the millions of holidaymakers dragging a suitcase behind you through the airport, you could be putting unnecessary strain on your body.

A British man being prosecuted for negligence after his toddler fell to his death at a Cyprus hotel has asked a judge to allow him to travel home for his funeral.  

While high-end resorts and beach destinations call for chic outfits, a suitcase of designer clothes rarely fits a realistic travel budget. But what if you could find the next best thing at your local supermarket?

A man in his 80s has been left with head injuries after a late-night attack in Latchingdon.

A man in his 80s has been left with head injuries after a late-night attack in Latchingdon.

Only a thin membrane of canvas separates you and your fellow campers on a site. So, how to handle those who refuse to respect thy tent neighbours?

Is it time to rip up the UK school holidays timetable and start afresh? Rhiannon Picton-James says the current system is too restrictive for many parents.

A change in foot temperature, including burning or numbness in the toes, could be a sign of a common vitamin deficiency experienced by one in five older Britons, experts say.

While the film was met with huge praise in critics' first reactions after the global premiere in London last month, viewers have taken to social media to complain they left with migraines.

From a 'toe-sucking' incident to allegedly setting up her ex-husband for a 'cash-for-access sting', Sarah Ferguson has weathered - and emerged on the other side of - many a scandal.

With an ever growing number of products on the market, it can be challenging to know which are truly worth the price.

The months after my accident are a bit of a blur - hospitals, physio and people telling me how 'inspiring' I was for getting on with life. I just wanted my old life back.

Kelly Brook and husband Jeremy Parisi revisit their wedding venue on their fourth anniversary as she shared loved-up photos on Instagram on Friday.

Ashwani Kumar, who was a manager at the branch of the chain in Harlow, Essex, was dismissed for requesting itemised payslips with correct tax and National Insurance deductions.

Business owner Alison Smith, 48, said her life changed forever when she was walking to meet her daughter at night and tripped on a three-inch deep pothole in a dark, unlit area.

Two witnesses have come forward - one of them being his ex-wife - identifying Raymond Buck as a new suspect in one of the most shocking and brutal crimes in modern British history.

How often should you change your kitchen sponge? Dr Primrose Freestone, Associate Professor in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester, has settled the debate.

The U.S. company Meteomatics has created an automated weather-monitoring system that uses drones to collect atmospheric data at multiple altitudes before returning to recharge and upload their findings. The so-called Meteobase, which consists of a base station on the ground with a drone that can be launched and recovered automatically, "is highly weather resistant and keeps the drone at a comfortable temperature," reports The Guardian. "It can send out one data-gathering mission a day, or multiple flights to monitor fog, icing, an advancing weather front, or other fast-changing conditions." The report says the reusable drones could offer a cheaper, more controllable alternative to helium weather balloons, especially for tracking rapidly changing conditions.

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One rough sleeper said they will "believe it when I see it"