A study found that those of muscular build were regarded as the most likely to commit crimes, followed by people of normal weight. Just 10% of those who were overweight were regarded as most likely to commit a crime.

A device similar to bathroom scales could stem the tide of patients who lose their limbs as a result of diabetes, researchers have said.

A seal pup found by a family in their back garden 18 miles inland has been nicknamed Rudolph.

WHAT does a convicted child killer do with her life? Louise Woodward teaches salsa, tango and ballroom dance classes four nights a week in a parish hall. She has completed a law degree and is now planning to walk up the aisle.