Schools Secretary Ed Balls has defended the government’s record on teenage pregnancies, as new data is likely to show a key target will be missed. Mr Balls said he expected statistics to show that the rate of teenage pregnancies is now the lowest it has been for well over a decade. But...

Branwen JeffreysHealth Correspondent, BBC News Alcohol related deaths in the UK rose to 9,031 in 2008, up from 8,724 the previous year. Further research by the Office for National Statistics also shows that the amount being drunk in Britain has fallen slightly. Middle-class professionals are...