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More than 600 children and teenagers are being treated for a type of diabetes normally only seen in adults aged over 40 – an increase of 14 per cent in a year – which reinforces the need for urgent action on obesity, councils warn today.

The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, says the continuing rise in cases of Type 2 diabetes...

A new report released today has revealed that the average household can be losing £367 a year on their insurance and energy bills, by not switching: and your personality traits could be the reason.

In the last week alone, both British Gas and Virgin Media have announced huge price increases. British Gas customers will see their electricity prices increase by 12.5%, in a move that will...

The South West Mesothelioma Support Group would like to extend sincere thanks to their friends in Halfway Harmony choir who have once again made a very generous donation to help those affected by asbestos related cancer.

A fantastic £39.11 was raised via bucket collections at local gigs and £677.60 was raised via the annual New Years Dip at Cawsand organised by the Torpoint and Rame...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A38 between the Weston Mill junction and the Manadon junction on Wednesday 9 August.

Police and ambulance were called at around 10.15pm following reports that a motorcyclist was lying on the carriageway after a possible collision with a van.

As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist, a man in his 40s, sustained...