Dr Willie Stewart found that high impact sports could lead to the disease normally associated with former boxers

This outstanding Israeli novel breaks taboos and tells tough truths about the ties that bind

Go camping for a week together without flashlights, iPads or mobile phones

Country music star Randy Travis is out of the hospital three weeks after he was admitted with congestive heart failure and later suffered a stroke.

Well, at least he can't miss the cut this week. Rory McIlroy sets out at Firestone to rekindle the spirit of 2012, when he finished fifth at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational en route one week later to his second major title.

Kagawa has spoken about a desire to return to Dortmund one day but for now his focus is on United

The deadly microscopic amoeba made its way up 12-year-old Kali Hardig's nose to her brain during a visit to the Willow Springs lake in Arkansas

Poor dental health and gum disease may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests.

Four police officers could face criminal charges over the death of a mentally ill church caretaker who was restrained when he was arrested following a disturbance in the street, The Independent has learned.

Lindsey Stewart was due to marry art teacher Brian Bond, 35, who she had known since childhood, at a wedding on August 10 in two weeks time

Australians 366-5 dec & 152-2 Sussex 368-7 dec

Supporters of toppled President Mohamed Morsi vowed to continue defying government threats to clear them from their sprawling tent encampment in eastern Cairo – despite the massacre of scores of protesters by security forces over the weekend.

A glimpse into a corner of a secret world

Lee Westwood will seek advice from three golfing experts as he attempts to bury the disappointment of his Sunday-afternoon collapse in The Open at Muirfield by finally winning his first major at next month's USPGA Championship.