The former Auditor General questions whether providing the current range of free public services in Scotland will remain sustainable.

Stem cells have become "grandparents" after generations of life were created in experiments by scientists in Japan.

Taxes may need to be raised to help the NHS avoid making cuts to front-line services, the new leader of the British Medical Association has suggested.

A biography of the playwright August Strindberg, and an exploration of a Mumbai slum are the focus of two books competing for the Samuel Johnson Prize.

Lead poisoning from spent gun ammunition is a major cause of death among UK waterbirds, scientists say.

Electric cars might pollute much more than petrol or diesel powered cars, according to a report.

A ruling is due in the last-ditch legal move by radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four others to avoid extradition to the United States.

Jordan's king dissolves parliament, paving the way for early elections, on the eve of a major rally planned to demand reforms.