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Newborns whose mothers undergo chemotherapy have lower birth weight, but there are no other effects.

Ian Brady advocate arrested for allegedly holding information on child victim Keith Bennett.

Fire said to be due to lightning that caused a transformer to explode.

Seven US servicemen among dead in Black Hawk crash in Kandahar - Taliban claims responsibility.

Egg yolk found to increase plaque in heart's arterial walls, leading to coronary artery disease.

Malicious text messages spark mass panic, with migrants fearing attack in response to violence against Assam's Islamic community.

University of Southern California and Cancer Prevention Institute of California researchers find that eating red meat cooked in pan at a high temperatures increases prostate cancer risk.

Officers opened fire on crowd of striking workers at Lonmin PLC mine after calling for them to leave their camps.

Emperor Akihito barred from visiting South Korea until he apologises for wartime 'comfort women' abuse.

Sufferer of locked-in syndrome loses battle for right to end his own life.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has awarded substantial funding to three leading global institutes who won Gates' Reinvent the Toilet Challenge

Seven bailed to crown court to face charges of conspiracy to intercept voicemails.

First year where students will face university fees of up to £9,000 sees a drop in A and A* grades.

Passenger jet with 220 passengers belonging to Russia's Aeroflot makes emergency landing in Iceland after an anonymous phone call about explosives on the plane.

Air force spokesman insists no nuclear weapons were damaged in the attack by an as-yet unidentified militia group.

OIC suspends Syria citing violent suppression of revolt at the hands of troops loyal to President Bashar-al-Assad.

Two people injured as tour bus veers of road and plunges over parapet on way to Southampton.

Pictures of three politicians taking part in a orgy lead to sackings and dismissals from Communist party.

Stuart Hazell, 37, is charged with the murder of the 12-year-old, who was found in the house he shares with her grandmother.

Researchers in Florida have captured a "monstrous" python measuring five metres in length and carrying 87 eggs

Ultra-nationalist Csanad Szegedi learns that his grandmother was an Auschwitz survivor.

Changing room voyeur faces compulsory treatment at sex clinic after pleading guilty to spying on Chinese women athletes in Leeds sports centre.

As heavy fighting continues in Syria, an envoy to President Bashar al-Assad tries to build diplomatic relations with China.

WikiLeaks founder claiming asylum in Ecuador Embassy in London since June to avoid sex charge extradition to Sweden.

Twenty-eight pence spent in every pound on Britain's National Lottery goes directly to "good causes" as determined and administered by the Government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The share given to Sport is currently 18 per cent of that "good cause" figure and so just over five pence in every pound is allotted directly to this sector. During the past fortnight at the London's 2012 Olympics, sportsmen, women and commentators have not failed to emphasize the imp...

Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Haverhill, celebrating second biggest British lottery win.

Parents' belief in miracle to save terminally sick child extends suffering.

Syria's state news agency confirms loss of jet, but claims loss was caused by technical problem rather than capture.

Thomas Caffall, who has history of mental health problems, opens fire on policeman serving eviction notice on him.