The NHS must manage its consultants better to fully secure improvements linked to a sharp rise in pay a decade ago, the public spending watchdog says.

Two oil paintings that gave the British public their first chance to see a kangaroo and dingo in 1773 could stay in the UK after the government introduced a temporary export bar.

Rebecca Morelle takes a look inside the Darkside50 experiment attempting to find evidence of dark matter.

Pregnant women who live in areas with significant air pollution risk having babies of low birth weight, the largest study to date shows.

Genetic analysis suggests a higher body mass index leads to lower levels of available vitamin D in the body.

Why the Sahara is not the 'new Afghanistan'

China turns on big-spending officials

Going forward. Leverage. Level playing field. In the business of politics, politicians increasingly use corporate buzzwords. Why, asks Sally Davies.

How the car has shaped England's landscape

Thousands of Indian women are having their wombs removed in operations that campaigners say are unnecessary.

British Antarctic Survey's new research station, Halley VI

As the British Antarctic Survey celebrates its new base becoming fully operational, the BBC has been speaking to the architect behind the project to find out more about the Halley VI research station.

Businessman heading campaign to clean up the sport

Entrepreneur heading campaign to clean up the sport

The tours of alternative London led by homeless people

A German university votes to strip Education Minister Annette Schavan of her doctorate after an investigation into plagiarism allegations.

A German university votes to strip Education Minister Annette Schavan of her doctorate after an investigation into plagiarism allegations.

Crossword master Araucaria left a series of clues in one of his puzzles to tell his fans that he had cancer.

Soldiers from France and Chad have entered the town of Kidal in northern Mali, the last major town held by Islamists.

The Vatican official charged with prosecuting sexual crimes acknowledges that the US media helped the Catholic Church confront the abuse scandal.