38+ min ago   (1798+ words) No matter how long you’ve had your licence, there’s always scope to improve your skills behind the wheel. Driving instructors share their tips on how to be a better motorist Whether you have just passed your test or been behind…...

38+ min ago   (470+ words) Conversations are supposed to be two-sided – but all too often we come up against someone who’s passionately, exclusively in love with the sound of their own voice. Time to fight back … The trauma dumper loves nothing better than a session…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (695+ words) Campaigners say at current glacial pace some unpaid carers will die before receiving a refund Unpaid carers who were pursued for bills for thousands of pounds after welfare officials unlawfully changed benefit rules could wait years before learning whether they…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (544+ words) South Australian authorities say case discovered on Kangaroo Island is first for species of which less than 12,000 animals remain South Australia has recorded the first death of an endangered Australian sea lion from H5 bird flu. Experts say about 12,000 Australian sea…...

15+ hour, 56+ min ago   (430+ words) McKenna West requests emergency block on order naming biological parents as four-week-old baby’s legal parents A woman at the center of a surrogacy fight who fled to Texas after the biological parents requested she have an abortion has asked the…...

17+ hour, 26+ min ago   (627+ words) After his stroke in rough surf, Graham Russell embarked on an unexpected journey into fear. Three lessons helped him return to the joy of the ocean Looking out over the ocean, I would watch the waves sparkling in the sunlight…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (898+ words) Chickens – which can test positive for viruses but cannot spread them – an ideal early warning system for mosquito-borne disease The start of West Nile virus transmission began unusually early in some US states, with the most cases in early summer…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (611+ words) Charity urges gardeners in England to swap thirsty brassicas for drought-tolerant crops They are an integral part of the British Sunday roast – but cauliflowers are now going to be off the menu, according to the Royal Horticultural Society. England’s climate…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (893+ words) Hundreds of staff may have worked without legally required face-fitted masks over 20 years Hundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under safety regulations, according to documents seen by the Guardian....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (679+ words) Premier League’s link-up with the Together in Suicide campaign is dispersing simple, blunt and essential messaging The format for these is always the same kind of thing: contented, wholesome people throwing frisbees, or strolling through a small-town antiques fair, while…...