Abbey National has rebuffed a potential takeover approach from rival Lloyds TSB and said it did not intend to enter into talks with the bank. Abbey said it had considered the contents of a letter ...

A car can be 'any colour, as long as it's black', said pioneering motor manufacturer Henry Ford. Things have moved on since then but motorists are still a conservative bunch when it comes to colour.

There are few words more likely to strike fear into the heart of the average parent than those spoken or croaked by your child's carer at 8.30am on a Monday morning: 'I'm not well...' Suddenly the ...

Being born without fingers or thumbs left Jeremy Driver unable to do the sort of tasks most children take for granted. With no artificial hand available which fitted the 11-year-old properly ...

PATIENTS are being banned from booking advance appointments with GPs so surgeries can meet a Government 48-hour waiting time target, it emerged yesterday. Practices are meeting the official pledge ...