While some purists remain reliably condescending, the Shergar Cup has earned a legitimate niche in the racing summer.

Prince Charles has apparently been lobbying Jeremy Hunt about the controversial alternative treatment, much to the annoyance of Labour MPs

Pedang, a male Sumatran tiger, who is 14-years old and  suffering from chronic ear infections, was given acupuncture treatment at the Ramat Gan Safari, an open-air zoo near Tel Aviv.

Two-week wait puts Manuel Pellegrini in strong position but his role will be strictly defined

The  longest-running American sitcom and the director who has moulded 21st century film comedy in his own image are to team up, as it's been reported that the Simpsons will be turning a script written by Judd Apatow, director of Knocked Up, into an episode next year.

After five years away from the slopes, Tracey Davies found the prospect of heading back to the piste terrifying. But a chance encounter taught her a new way to cope with her nerves

A lmost every day, this column is written on an iPad. It is the single most impressive, most useful, most versatile piece of technology of my lifetime.

Milly Dowler's mother collapsed in tears today after being questioned about her daughter's last few days.

Line after line of colourful cardboard boxes hug the edges of a stack of shelves. Sitting inside a herbal remedy store in west London, the containers' evocative images of plants, bark and berries are emblematic of the natural world's healing properties.

A modern hypnotist is planning to put a world record number of people in a trance tonight using the internet.

Support grows for author facing crippling libel action for attack on spinal treatment

Unprecedented approval for alternative therapies from health service watchdog

Acupuncture may offer a cheap, safe and efficient way of boosting success rates in fertility treatment, researchers have found.