University looks into life-enhancing communications technologies.

The government's same-sex marriage bill will receive its third and final Commons reading later after surviving resistance from Conservative opponents.

A Chinese fishing crew seized by unidentified North Koreans two weeks ago is freed along with their boat, reports say.

The US and Chinese presidents, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, announce they will hold their first summit in California in June.

Scientists have used plant samples collected in the 19th Century to identify the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.

Scientists have used plant samples collected in the 19th Century to identify the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.

The people who trade garlic for ice cream

The songs readers most enjoy when they are feeling low

A local reporter tells the BBC about the destruction in Moore after a tornado.

What happens when a piece of art is branded "iconic"?

A gigantic tornado has ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City, on the second day in a row the Midwestern state of Oklahoma has been slammed by twisters.

How does a religion change what it believes?

A scheme to help the unemployed find work appears to be failing the most disadvantaged jobseekers, MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee say.

Bolivia passes a law which could allow President Evo Morales to be elected for a third time, despite claims that it is unconstitutional.

Digs shed light on one of world's oldest civilisations

Senior White House aides were informed last month of an inquiry into the US tax agency's targeting of conservative political groups, an official says.

Senior White House aides were informed last month of an inquiry into the US tax agency's targeting of conservative political groups, an official says.

How the shake-up in Egypt is being felt far from Cairo

The lives of hospital patients who are put on a drip are being placed at risk by poor attention by staff to intravenous fluid care, experts warn.

The amount of alcohol sold in Scottish shops has fallen by 2.6% in the year since multi-buy promotions were banned, research suggests.