Why are so many middle-aged men donning lycra?

How childhood obesity can mean a lifetime of ill-health

Hundreds of British families are still waiting for compensation from Dutch airline KLM for delays caused by the volcanic ash cloud earlier this year.

American Matt Kuchar leads the USPGA Championship, with overnight leaders Bubba Watson and Francesco Molinari starting their second rounds ahead of Tiger Woods after an early fog delay.

A US court awards the company that salvaged artefacts from the Titanic $110m for its efforts, but has yet to decide how the sum will be funded.

Thousands of pipers and drummers from across the world gather in Glasgow for the World Pipe Band Tournament.

The new boss of the Edinburgh Book Festival says he is "proud" of the line-up at the start of this year's 16-day event.

A large-scale search is getting under way in the Argyll Forest to find the body of missing Edinburgh bookkeeper Suzanne Pilley.

Companies and charities are working with parent groups to set up free schools, the BBC has learned.

Strictly Come Dancing contestants will be revealed in front of a live studio audience this year, the BBC reveals, amid reports that Bruce Forsyth will no longer present the competition's results show.

Overweight people are more likely to make frequent trips to their GP than smokers or those who are generally unfit, say Dutch researchers.

A strong quake strikes at sea south-west of the US Pacific territory of Guam but there are no reports of casualties.

Research by Consumer Focus suggests that 1.2 million people are now taking out a payday loan every year, borrowing a total of £1.2bn.

Colombia offers $270,000 to anyone with information leading to the arrest of car bombers who hit the city of Bogota on Thursday.

Aid workers in Pakistan are becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of waterborne diseases in flood-hit areas of the country.

Andy Murray beats David Nalbandian 6-2 6-2 in the Rogers Cup in Toronto to set up a semi-final against Rafael Nadal.

Muslims observe the first Friday prayers of Ramadan

Two major South American airlines plan a merger that will create the biggest carrier in the region.

In an evolutionary twist, a Dutch zoo has called in the services of an Olympic gymnast to re-teach orangutans how to climb trees in their enclosure.

A man arrested in connection with a series of nearly 20 stabbings agrees to return to Michigan to face charges in one of the attacks.