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More than 44,000 children were admitted to hospital with constipation last year, according to NHS figures that highlight the potentially serious health consequences of the condition.

Data for England and Wales reveals a 60% rise in hospital diagnoses of constipation in primary schoolchildren in the past decade, with increases also …

European imports of seaborne gas shipments fell by a fifth last year to their lowest level since the pandemic, according to a new report, while the UK’s plunged by nearly a half, but governments are continuing to spend billions on new import terminals.

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial …

Signs by the lifts in the Canary Wharf headquarters of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) remind staff not to talk about their work in public, given the billions of pounds resting on its decisions.

But a very public debate is taking place about how the competition watchdog works and …

Hundreds of protesters have marched on Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose prime minister Mark Brown’s recent decisions, including a failure to properly consult its closest partner New Zealand over a deal to deepen ties with China.

Roughly 400 protesters – led by opposition parties – gathered outside the capital city …

• The US is trying to “please” Vladimir Putin as it aims for a “quick win” by rushing towards a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

  in an interview broadcast on Monday. “The US is now saying things that are very favourable to Putin … because they …

His basketball skills have embarrassed the world’s best defences, but Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving faces imposing regulation, resistance and red tape before he will be allowed to represent Australia in international competition.

The former USA point guard revealed at

the NBA All-Star Weekend

Electric scooters have been blamed for a surge in the number of children being penalised for driving without insurance.

Since the start of 2020 almost 800 children aged between 13 and 16 have been given an IN10 endorsement – the code used by the police for “using a vehicle uninsured …

Support for shareholder proposals aimed at tackling environmental and social risks hit a record low last year, figures show, amid a “worrying retreat” by investors, particularly in the US.

A report compiled by the responsible investment campaign group ShareAction found that, out of 279 environmental, social and governance (ESG) shareholder …

A plane carrying 80 people has crash landed at Toronto Pearson airport, flipping upside down and leaving 15 people injured.

Video posted by News 3 Now showed a Delta Air Lines plane belly-up on snow-covered tarmac, with people walking away from the plane.

Two people in a critical condition were …

A fire that tore through a luxury London hotel popular with celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven.

The Chiltern Firehouse, which had been due to host a post-Bafta film awards party on Sunday evening,

was partially destroyed by the fire on Friday