Everton defender Phil Jagielka is hopeful his strong finish to the season will have sent the right message to new England manager Roy Hodgson ahead of this summer's European Championships.

Nearly two thirds of children are not drinking enough at breakfast time to be properly hydrated, according to a study.

If your legs start twitching when you hear "Jack Your Body" and the scent of Vicks VapoRub sends you into a nostalgic reverie; if you still dream of havin' it large at the Ministry of Sound at the weekend but can't stomach the cost of a babysitter; if you're an ex-raver of a certain age then you could do worse than switch on to Radio 2 on a Saturday night and listen to the network's latest appointment, the long-serving dance DJ Dave Pearce.

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic was today charged with violent conduct for his off-the-ball clash with Shaun Maloney in Saturday's win over Wigan.

Months of searing headaches, a violent, blistering rash – the peculiar agony of shingles took Robert Chesshyre by surprise

A health watchdog has called for more information before it can recommend Botox for the treatment of chronic migraines on the NHS.

Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes are in contention to face Wales at Twickenham on February 25 after being recalled to the England squad by interim coach Stuart Lancaster.

Patients' lives are being put at risk and public money wasted on ineffective medicines because researchers are concealing the results of clinical trials amid a "culture of haphazard publication and incomplete data disclosure".

For now, the Newt Gingrich bandwagon rolls on.

Newcastle full-back Ryan Taylor is hoping for more of the same as the club attempts to cope with a defensive crisis.

By Chris Hewett

Jake White, the South African coach who guided the Springboks to a world title four years ago, threw his hat into the England ring yesterday