A Scots couple who scooped the UK's biggest lottery win are to pay for a life-changing operation for a young girl with cerebral palsy.

A Taiwanese minister causes widespread debate on hygiene by suggesting that men should sit down while urinating instead of standing up.

Artist Sue Austin will perform in her underwater wheelchair as part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations.

Scientists have developed a forensic test that can predict both the hair and eye colour of a possible suspect using DNA left at a crime scene.

Using cannabis as a teenager can cause a permanent and irreversible drop in IQ according to a study of 1,000 people in the New Zealand town of Dunedin. Professor Terrie Moffitt, from the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London, gives his analysis of the findings.

Young people who smoke cannabis run the risk of a significant and irreversible reduction in their IQ, research suggests.

The wife of Tony Nicklinson, who died after losing a legal bid to end his life, has spoken about his final days and her hopes for the future of their 'right-to-die' campaign.

Patients in England will soon be able to see if their local health authority is offering the latest approved drugs and treatments as scorecards rating hospitals become public.