Former rival scientists team up to use stem cells to mend broken hearts
UK and Israeli professors grow new cardiac tissue from stem cells
Rats on the rise in UK: Sightings of super-sized, poison-resistant rats increase
Sightings of large rats are on the rise in UK cities due to wet weather, resistance to pesticides and careless food disposal.
AirAsia QZ8501: Co-pilot's body recovered from crashed plane on sea floor
AirAsia co-pilot's body recovered from crashed plane on sea floor still strapped to seat.
Isis hostage Kayla Mueller's parents request private talks with jihadist militants
Kayla Mueller's parents are begging IS to communicate with them directly and they remain hopeful she is alive.
Supermarkets told to keep daffodils away from fruit and vegetables due to poisoning risk
Public Health England warns supermarket chains to keep daffodils away from fruit and veg
Ireland introduces tougher anti-terror laws to fight against returning Isis jihadists
Ireland's tougher anti-terrorism laws created against perceived threat from fighters returning from the Middle East
EDL social media, website hacked before Birmingham demonstration
Muslim hackers have taken down the EDL website in advance of today's demonstration in Birmingham
Hillsborough disaster memorial plaque to be unveiled before today's Merseyside derby
Memorial plaque is to be unveiled at Everton's Goodison Park ground today
Ukraine: Rebels attack government-held port city of Mariupol
Eastern Ukraine's main rebel leader says he has launched an offensive against the government-held port city of Mariupol
Spanish police arrest four suspected terrorists
Spanish police have arrested four suspected Islamist terrorists in the north African enclave of Ceuta
Attacks on foreigners in Germany increase popularity of Pegida grows
Attacks on foreigners in Dresden have increased, as Pegida's popularity grows
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett: 'We can find a council house' for Queen Elizabeth
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett described her party's numerous radical policies in an interview
UK government refuses to confirm reports that numbers of senior army officers to be slashed
The government is reportedly planning substantial cuts to the numbers of senior army officers
Worst drought in 80 years affecting 4 million people in south-east Brazil
Prolonged drought is having a serious impact on south-east Brazil
Occupy London planning Democracy Day protest in Parliament Square today
Occupy plan a demonstration in Parliament Square London to mark Democracy Day
Prince Andrew and Fergie buy multimillion pound Swiss chalet
Prince Andrew buys an expensive Swiss chalet in Switzerland with his ex-wife.
George Zimmerman arrested after alleged domestic dispute, ordered to surrender firearms
Arrest is Zimmerman's latest encounter with the police following acquittal Trayvon Martin's death.
Charities too dependent upon the state, says UK thinktank
Thinktank says majority of big charities' incomes come from the UK government.
Mumbai Police block social media posts of Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Mumbai Police block more than 650 social media posts featuring Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
Three-quarters of British people would refuse to fight for their country
A survey indicates that only 27% of Britons would fight for their country.
Renewed violence in Donetsk reduces hopes for Ukraine summit
Ukraine is also seeking urgent financial help as peace talks hope fades.
UK prepares for more hurricane force winds and snow to strike
Met Office warns of hurricane-force winds will hit Shetland and the UK today.
Tightened US sanctions against North Korea may be ineffective
The sanctions unveiled by Obama on Friday against North Korea appear to add little to existing sanctions.
Ambulance vehicles for obese patients being built in the UK
Ambulance services around the UK are spending large amounts of money designing and adapting vehicles for obese patients
Friend of Jarvis Cocker who inspired Disco 2000 died hours before MBE honours announced
Nurse Deborah Bone was to be recognised for her work in children's mental heath.
Fears raised of heroin epidemic in UK as use of painkiller oxycodone rise
Right-wing thinktank raises fears of a US-style knock-on effect in heroin abuse.
Restaurants in China roll out robot waiters and kitchen staff
Restaurants in China are using robot waiters and the use of robots in the country is on the rise
Pete Doherty said to be 'drug-free' after treatment in Thailand rehab centre
Pete Doherty is reported to be drugs free after a spell in a rehabilitation centre in Thailand
Killer Suffolk 'Superman' Ecstasy pills linked to deaths in Netherlands
Three Ipswich men have been arrested following several deaths in Suffolk linked to a dangerous batch of pills.
Man killed at bus stop outside London Waterloo railway station
Police have arrested a man after a man was found dead at a Waterloo railway station bus stop.