All 11-year-olds in England will be able to receive a free cookbook under a programme aimed at tackling obesity.

BBC Scotland news website readers keep a diary of their spending across a week to let us know their views on the cost of living.

A meal at a fast food chain could expose children to "staggeringly" high levels of salt, a survey suggests.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads the way as West Indies beat England by 61 runs at Edgbaston.

It was the decade of the Gulf War, the dotcom boom, New Labour and the death of Princess Diana. But for many of you, it is the music that lingers in the memory.

Do this, don't do that. Eat this, but not that. How has pregnancy got so complicated?

BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell contrasts the difficulty of finding lemon grass in Brussels with the easiness of listening to Radio 4.

Parts of the country have seen high temperatures - but that will change, say forecasters.

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Last week we explained how phobias can develop. Here are some of things that leave you shaken and stirred.

This year's inflation shopping basket reveals the changing patterns of consumers. Sean Coughlan reports.

A look at what's making the headlines in Tuesday's newspapers.

As Ruth Kelly bans junk food from school meals, the BBC checks out what's on the menu for Labour delegates.

BBC News looks at what children are eating at schools around the world.

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A 100-piece orchestra, $250,000 on candles and a host of star names at the lavish marriage of a tycoon's son.

This week eggs and potatoes feature in rival campaigns to tempt our taste buds. Where once the humble spud was in the ascendancy thanks to trendy diets, today it is the turn of the egg.

A County Tyrone sandwich company withdraws its products from sale over fears of Listeria contamination.

Junior schoolchildren in west Wales devise their own 'take-away' style dinners in the latest drive to encourage healthier eating.

A bit iffy about that lamb curry or chicken fillet you ate last night? Here, environmental health officer Tracey Wood explains how she hunts out the nasties that can cause food poisoning.