Boozy weekends can trigger a newly identified sleep disorder, according to a study. Burning the candle at both ends, drinking and smoking through Saturday and Sunday, may be doing more than disrupting ...

A miracle cat used up one of its nine lives after incredibly surviving a 50ft (15m) fall from the fifth floor of a block of flats. Four-year-old Ivy escaped with just a fractured jaw despite the huge ...

Britain's first therapy dog to work for a rail company has started supporting train passengers on their journeys. Six-year-old German Shepherd Nya is a certified therapy dog who volunteers for the ...

A dog had to be brought down England's second-highest mountain on a stretcher by rescue volunteers - after he injured his paws during a long walk. Husky Prince was on the 3,163ft tall (964m) Scafell, ...

Reggie the dog being rescued after falling from a waterfall. (HM Coastguard via SWNS) By Elizabeth Hunter A dog has been rescued after falling 30m (100ft) from a waterfall. Volunteers from the ...

More than half of Americans skip lunch in order to work more, according to a recent survey. The poll of 2,000 employed Americans, with a quota of 1,000 working parents with school-aged kids, revealed ...

The contraband was seized off the Pacific Coast in Florida on Aug. 5.(U.S. Coast Guard via SWNS) By Ben Barry The United States Coast Guard seized 11,922 pounds of cocaine worth $88.2 million in the ...

Adorable photos show careful keepers giving a rare baby snow leopard her first health check after it was born at Chester Zoo. The cub was born to first-time parents Nubra and Yashin, both aged three, ...

A man died from a brain tumor after his confusion on a Christmas holiday was initially put down to overtiredness. Andy McFarlane, 72, began showing signs of confusion and difficulty with everyday ...

Eating fries three times a week raises the risk of diabetes by 20%, warns new research. But scoffing similar amounts of boiled, baked or mashed potatoes is not associated with such a "substantial" ...

A woman who believed she was suffering from panic attacks and anxiety discovered she had an incurable brain tumor. Kim Wilson, 37, was unable to speak properly and was disorientated when she crashed ...

The first interstellar mission to a black hole could be launched within 30 years - by a spacecraft no heavier than a paperclip, say scientists. The ultra-lightweight craft would be propelled by a ...