Police are warning people going to a music event not to overindulge after some ended up in hospital last year.

Police hope the majority of the crowd attending a major music event are as well behaved as last year.

A man is given a life sentence for the murder of a Hungarian man who was waiting at a bus stop in Glasgow.

Primary schoolchildren spoilt at home can disrupt classes with behaviour such as tantrums, a report says.

A celebrity lawyer may take legal action against a police force after his right hand man is cleared of telling a family to lie in court.

'Tis the season of excess, and the one time of the year when leftovers come into their own in the form of endless turkey sandwiches. Yet for the rest of the year, clearing one's plate is now frowned upon, says Lisa Jardine.

With TV broadcasters in meltdown over hoaxes and fakery scandals, many advertisers have continued to flirt with the viewer over what is real and what is not. And yes, drumming gorilla, that includes you.

If they stayed alive, medieval humans enjoyed a healthier lifestyle than people today, one GP claims.

What are your spending plans this Christmas? Four readers tells us how they are budgeting for the festivities.

Dozens of volunteers will patrols Bradford's streets each weekend to help revellers who have over-indulged.

A judge says pubs should put his portrait in the bar as a warning to drinkers not to over-indulge this Christmas.

Mothers-to-be who eat junk food may be condemning their children to crave the same diet, research suggests.

When he wasn't singing his beloved jazz, George Melly was indulging his passion for art, film, writing, fishing and sex.

A small amount of dark chocolate could reduce blood pressure, research from Germany suggests

A profile of cricketer and fund-raiser Sir Ian Botham

England's Nick Dougherty leads after the first round of the US Open at Oakmont.

Percy Sonn, the president of the ICC, dies in hospital in Cape Town.

"An early goal could make it an FA Cup final classic"

Argentine former football star Diego Maradona returns to hospital with abdominal pains, two days after being released.

Dirty underwear is the latest issue to cause concern in Scotland's under-fire prison service.