Genetic researchers discover 'stop' button for CRISPR gene editing tool
This development may mark a major step forward for genetic engineering.
New Year's Eve partygoers braced for Uber surge pricing as festivities commence
Company says only a minority will suffer from surges but passenger numbers will treble.
Sydney and Auckland see spectacular start to New Year's Eve despite security fears
Fireworks are starting to light up the skies over the world's major cities despite fears of terrorism
Brits dressed as Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and Oscar Pistorius appals holidayers
The group in Benidorm, Spain, told one onlooker they called themselves 'The Offenders'.
Warning to New Year drinkers that cheap fake alcohol can cause serious illness and kill
Fake vodka laced with paint solvent has been seized as part of this ongoing hazard to revellers
Swedish tourists take Edinburgh street beggar home for a Christmas holiday
Annis Lindkvist and her sister Emma befriended Jimmy Fraser and gave him a special festive vacation.
Supermarket champagne prices drop to £8 as New Year bubbly price war breaks out
Promotional loss leaders sees supermarket slashing prices on a range of brands.
Football terrorism attempt: Saudis 'foiled plot to bomb football World Cup qualifier'
Bombing planned for game between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates in Jeddah in 2018
BA pilot suspended after allegedly taking photos of himself wearing stockings and masturbating at 38,000ft
Colin Glover denies that he is the man in the lewd images.
Turkey dimisses 10,000 more civil servants and shuts 15 media outlets in new crackdown
The measures were over suspected links with terrorist organisations and the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen
Theresa May plans to force employers to pay interns in bid to assist working class youngsters
UK firms will have to pay at least the minimum wage to interns under Prime Minister's plan to help young working class
US diplomats' family members ordered to leave Istanbul by State Department over terror fears
Fears of attacks on US citizens as anti-American feelings remain high in Turkey following coup attempt
EU and Canada sign historic multi-billion Euro free trade deal after long delays and amid protests
The long-awaited Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has finally arrived
Parents and campaigners criticise BBC show on gender reassignment aimed at young children
The CBBC show Just A Girl's transgender storyline depicts an 11-year-old's fight to get hormone treatment
Woman missing for five days after her car rolled off cliff found alive
The 69-year-old woman prompted a long search by emergency services after her SUV was lost in mountains.
Person dressed as clown reportedly trying to lure children into woods in South Carolina
Parents have been warned not to allow children out at night after sightings of a clown near apartment building.
Brazil: Rousseff continues fight to save presidency prior to senate vote on her removal
The suspended leader insisted that allegations of rule-breaking are false and just pretext for coup against her.
300 wild reindeer struck and killed by lightning in Norway during thunderstorm
The animals' waterlogged coats may have increased electrical conductivity between them, an inspector said.
Australian man jailed for seven years for stabbing wife following poisoning delusions
Sukhwinder Sandhu was found to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia when he carried out the attack.
Man seen wearing Ku Klux Klan outfit at Australian football game while 'racist' verbal abuse was hurled
The sighting took place during an Australian Football League match and might not have been isolated.
Five stabbiings and more than 100 arrests on Children's Day at Notting Hill Carnival
Crime persists at the annual event despite the introduction of new police face-recognition software.
Isis suicide bomber kills 45 and wounds 60 in Yemen car bomb blast in southern city of Aden
Since March 2015, at least 6,600 civilians have been killed in Saudi-led coalition air strikes.
Best holiday reads: Escape into summer with Annie Proulx, Don DeLillo plus some gripping thrillers
The best summer reads including heavyweight biographies, gripping thrillers, literary fiction and beach reads
Political conflict is the subject at the heart of modern poetry
As global and UK politics hot up the new collections of poetry resonate with the issues of the day.
Battle of the Somme: The modern writers tackling Britain's bloodiest war
The pick of the new volumes exploring the tragic Battle of the Somme as we commemorate the centenary
The Girls by Emma Cline: A compelling reimagining of the infamous Charles Manson cult
This imagined portrait of a female follower of Charles Manson is the standout work in the Manson craze.
James Joyce's Ulysses: How to get the most from one of the finest novels around
As Bloomsday nears, read our guide on how to understand and enjoy James Joyce's infamous Ulysses.
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2016 is in full swing – but is it still relevant?
Literary award comes of age with five exciting authors on the shortlist. But is it time for a rethink?
Cast Away, by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson – migrants brave the perils of the Mediterranean
A series of human stories from the refugee crisis, featuring dramatic and dangerous voyages to safety.
YA Book Prize: Shortlist of the best Young Adult fiction nominations
Check out IBTimes' reviews of the finest YA fiction ahead of the awards on 2 June.
