Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes and is a stable trait lasting from toddlerhood to early adolescence, finds a new study led by researchers from UCL (University College London), King's College London and the University of Leeds.

Healthworks has saved the NHS and social care in Newcastle and the wider North East more than £40m according to analysis that attempts to estimate the "social return on investment" of its work.

With strained water systems across Johannesburg combined with higher temperatures, residents are likely to continue experiencing water outages, especially in high-lying areas, for a prolonged period this summer.

Experts have highlighted the symptoms of the condition, including early warning signs, ahead of World Alzheimer's Day, September 21

Katherine Watson is a much-loved part of the Newcastle community, and charmed many while featuring on the Geordie Hospital TV show.

The cheap and widely available pill has been shown to reduce cholesterol levels in those who have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol, new research shows

Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals.

Mustafa Volkan Hepozel, 40, who is originally from Turkey, began spearfishing at 10, after learning from his dad.

The gran-of-two was put on a trolley bed in a corridor with up to 20 others, her family says

Genetics influence how adventurous or fussy a child is about food, the large study suggests.

Pangolins imported from Africa to Asia are subjected to horrible treatment and brutal deaths, often being boiled alive for their distinctive scales used in Chinese 'medicine'

Trench 12 is the first dig that has taken place outside of Sanctuary Close by the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGE The polar bear was killed in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency, which decided not to have it relocated

Manipur security adviser reports recovery of 2,681 weapons, including sophisticated arms, amid ethnic violence; NIA investigates drone bomb case.

Chennai sees rise in viral respiratory infections, especially among children, with persistent cough lasting weeks, prompting flu vaccine recommendation.

One of the latest fitness trends claims results of a 90-minute workout in 20 minutes and fitness experts believe it might actually live up to the hype.

Whooping cough is on track to reach a record number of cases in Ontario while infections climb in eastern provinces and decline in Quebec, but experts say trying to predict the course of the highly contagious disease has been especially difficult this year.