Up to 10% of people have their MP3 players too loud and risk permanent hearing loss, a study suggests

Festival goers could be seriously damaging their hearing, a leading charity has warned.

Plans for a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow are unveiled by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly.

MP3 player users in Edinburgh are offered the chance to see if their music gadgets are damaging their hearing.

Nine out of ten young people have experienced the first signs of hearing damage after listening to loud music on a night out, a charity warns.

Night-time noise from aircraft or traffic raises blood pressure even while people sleep, research suggests.

Here are the main points of the plans to expand Heathrow Airport outlined by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly.

Local councils join forces to increase pressure on the government over noise from Heathrow Airport.

Aircraft noise from Heathrow annoys far more residents than previously thought, an independent study finds.

Ministers are accused of wasting money on a study which found people are increasingly annoyed by aircraft noise.

Most young people who regularly use MP3 players face premature hearing damage, a charity warns.

Guernsey police are criticised for not doing enough to stop noisy motorbikes riding around the island.

A village is to have its clock silenced at night after complaints about the noise from new residents.

The loud ringing in your ears that persists after you've been to a nightclub is a warning bell all of its own. Its message, say campaigners: don earplugs or make a beeline for the chill out room.

Nine in 10 young people experience signs of hearing damage after a night out, research suggests.

A court date is set to decide whether to put an anti-social behaviour order on a cockerel from Selkirk.

A public inquiry into a second runway at Stansted airport is set to reignite the debate over the effect on local residents' health.

A couple living near the Alton Towers theme park tell the High Court it is still too noisy.

A Highland pipe band is given a health warning after it was found to be making more noise than a jet engine.

A survey finds Newcastle has more traffic noise than anywhere else in England, with Torquay the quietest place.