UK colluded in unlawful detention Court rules foreign secretary has duty to reveal secret information on British Guantánamo resident Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:38:54 GMT
One in five achieve top GCSE grades Number of entries for exam drops to lowest since 2003, as students concentrate on fewer subjects Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:30:00 GMT
Star class team sail to GB's 17th gold Olympics: Andrew Simpson and Iain Percy do just enough in the final race of the Star class to win gold Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:50:53 GMT
Pakistan bombers strike arms factory At least 50 killed in double suicide attack at gates of Pakistan's main weapons complex Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:26:53 GMT
Is Clegg shooting for the moon? Lib Dem leader plots 'Apollo project' to make Britain self-sufficient in energy and carbon neutral by 2050 Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:35:53 GMT
Protein found that helps burn fat Discovery could lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches to tackling obesity Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:40:51 GMT
Elephants have a head for figures The animals can add small numbers of apples in order to get their trunks on a bigger food prize Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:11:08 GMT
Gary Glitter to return to the UK Convicted child sex offender in international limbo after being refused entry to Hong Kong Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:36:10 GMT
US and Iraq fail to agree on troop exit dates US negotiators have not yet succeeded in getting Iraqi officials to agree to keep US troops well into the next US president's first term, says US Secretary of State Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:57:36 GMT
McCain and Obama raise the stakes Both campaigns release hard-hitting adverts amid polls showing McCain narrowing the gap Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:02:39 GMT
China blocks iTunes music store Protest songs compiled by a US-based Tibetan activist group were downloaded by Olympic athletes Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:01:55 GMT
Brown makes surprise Afghanistan visit Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to troops in Helmand province today before meeting Afghan president Hamid Karzai for talks Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:08:12 GMT
Daily podcast: What makes a terrorist? In our daily audio show, Clare Catford and guests explore a new study that reveals the UK's virtual water footprint and we hear from David Miliband on Georgia's proposed entry to Nato Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:25:26 GMT
Quiz: the news… from Jamaica Have you been reading the week's more offbeat news stories? Noor Al-bazzaz sets the questions Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:25:46 GMT
Science Weekly: Music and the brain Is music just "auditory cheesecake" or can it provide deep insights into the workings of the brain and the evolution of language. From the New Zealand haka to raves and dancing birds, James Randerson investigates Publ.Date : Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:27:02 GMT
Rooney still out of place for England Sport: Striker would help England more by contributing where he is most dangerous, writes David Hytner Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:38:12 GMT