Europe's unmanned space freighter launches from French Guiana on a mission to resupply the International Space Station.

The people occupying a cave in southwest England 14,700 years ago were drinking from cups fashioned from human skulls, scientists say.

British hurdler Andy Turner is unhappy at changes made to the heats for the 100m at next year's London Olympics.

A patient's belief that a drug will not work can become a self fulfilling prophecy, according to researchers.

Ivan Klasnic secures Bolton an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Fulham after his second-half strike defeats Wigan at the DW Stadium

Ministers are preparing to ditch plans to change the ownership of thousands of acres of state-owned woodland in England, the BBC understands.

A referendum on changing Westminster's voting system will take place on 5 May after MPs defeat peers in a battle to get their bill through Parliament.

The government is to set out how it intends to overhaul the welfare system to try to make work pay better and to tackle the "benefit culture".