Plastics used to be an aesthetics issue, we simply didn’t like the look of rubbish bags blowing around our streets, but now it has become a public health issue.

Long the anti-hero of fast-forward lives, researchers now believe stress can make you stronger, smarter and more successful, says Clodagh Finn.

A coroner has issued an urgent warning after two men died and a third man was rushed to hospital after taking contaminated alcoholic drinks.