A report by business leaders claims Scotland is the "worst performing" small country in western Europe.

Our team of experts are on hand to help you give up the nicotine once and for all.

Giving up and gaining weight need not go hand in hand - just don't substitute food for cigarettes, says Fiona Hunter.

Want to quit without putting on weight? The single most important thing you can do is exercise, says Jamie Baird.

Before giving up again, you must face up to your deep desire to smoke, says Gillian Riley.

The Federation of Small Businesses presents its Awards to recognise excellence among the small business community this week. The awards will be presented by TV personality Fiona Armstrong.

JOHN Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister, has been discharged from hospital.

BRITONS struck down by fatigue or boredom yawn over 379 million times a day, according to research released yesterday. The average person yawns nine times a day.

CHARDONNAY is the top choice for Britain's wine lovers and is twice as popular as any other variety on the market.

A BRITISH soldier has been killed and four NATO troops injured in an ambush in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

NEARLY seven in ten householders are unable to recycle plastic packaging via doorstep collection, according to Which?

A COURT showdown over bank charges looks likely after campaigners vowed to stop a judge striking out a score of claims made against "unfair" fees.

FOLIC acid should be routinely added to all white and brown wheat flour, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recommended, in an attempt

THE hunt for Madeleine McCann moved to Morocco yesterday as her parents made the last in a series of trips to try and find their four-year-old daughter.

NEARLY a quarter of children aged three are overweight, researchers have found.

ASDA has been crowned Britain's cheapest supermarket for the tenth consecutive year.

The body of a toddler was found floating in the English Channel last night, the coastguard said.

A COLLECTION of rare Elvis Presley memorabilia amassed by a collector who stole more than £500,000 to pay for it yesterday raised more than £100,000 at auction.

MORE than half of eggs produced in Britain will be free-range within five years, experts predict.

GORDON Brown has set himself a task that baffles parents of teenagers everywhere - establishing effective relations with young people more interested in social networking websites than more traditional communication.