Radical cleric Abu Qatada is seeking bail after winning a critical ruling blocking his deportation from the UK.

Slovakian viola player Lukas Kmit reacts coolly when a mobile phone interrupts his recital at the Orthodox Synagogue in Presov, Slovakia.

Early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method is safe, say researchers.

The case of a severely disabled man seeking court permission for a doctor to "lawfully" end his life should not go ahead, the Ministry of Justice says.

Detective Superintendent Martin Evans of Staffordshire Police warns that John Anslow, 31, who escaped from a prison van while he was being taken to court, is "extremely dangerous".

Iran says an EU ban on imports of Iranian oil is "unfair" and "doomed to fail", and will not force it to change course on its nuclear programme.

The First Minister has called for a constitutional convention to be set up in order to keep the UK together.

The 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games will require up to 20,000 separate wireless frequency licenses says Ofcom.