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Bradley Wiggins is Britain's most-decorated Olympian, but is he the nation's greatest? IBTimes UK journalists weigh-in.

Have-a-go-hero defends Kelvedon Hatch convenience store by throwing 12-pack of Carling lager at assailant.

After causing widespread havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines, the typhoon is headed for China.

Gold medallist Bradley Wiggins voices concern over cycle safety after man is hit by bus carrying media from Olympic Park

Study claims that commercial suborbital space travel will realise between £385m and £1.03bn over its first ten years

Natural carbon "sinks" including oceans and lands have almost doubled their uptake of greenhouse gases in the last 50 years.

Romidepsin and decitabine activate a tumor suppressor gene that makes the tumor cells to stop growing eventually leading to the death of the cells.

US coordinating with secret command centre operated by Turkey and allies to provide support to Syrian rebels.

Red-faced Mayor Boris Johnson was left dangling above the crowds at the Victoria Park event after losing momentum.

American author, playwright and intellectual was incisive and unfaltering voice for acceptance of gays.

Billionaire admits he was 'selfish' after hiding wife Eva Rausing's body under clothes and rubbish

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Cornell Medical Center researchers have found that obesity increases the risk of developing sexual and urinary dysfunction in men.

Ayoreo tribe is a native ethnic group living in the Gran Chaco area in Paraguay.

The so-called 'Twitter Games' has highlighted the power of the upstart micro-blogging site as Facebook sinks into silence.

The grave also revealed several excellently preserved vessels and ceramic cups, making it one of the most important discoveries of this kind in the Maya lowlands.

Experts gather in London to discuss fight against hunger and malnutrition while easing the strain on the environment, says Henry Creagh

Cathal Gilbert looks at 26-year reign of King Mswati III in Swaziland and asks what needs to happen for things to change.

Artifacts discovered from a South African cave provide crucial evidence on the origins of modern behaviour.

Google doodle on hockey is the sixth doodle since the start of the London Olympics.

Russian girl punk band on trial for anti-Putin 'hooliganism' in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral have it coming, says senior official.

Police and emergency services sent on wild goose chase to locate emergency call address by two 10-year-old girls in Yorkshire.

Military archivists find grave of WW2 Flying Officer Derek Allen missing in action over northern France - 72 years on.

Police release recording of little girl's call saying her mum had fallen down and was 'not moving' in their Leeds home.

Osama bin Laden's former right-hand man denied permission to challenge his detention by home secretary Theresa May.

Teenager arrested in Weymouth after sending death threats and abuse regarding dead fatherof Diver Tom Daley.

Michael Foreman fell from the members' bar area of the gallery from a height of 100ft height in full public view.

North Korea, already heavily dependent on international food aid to feed its population, faces a fresh crisis.

An extremely rare racing motorcycle from the 1920s that lapped the famous Brooklands race circuit at over 100mph is expected to generate intense competition among bidders at the Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale on October 21, 2012.

Doodle comes on a day the British team wins a medal in artistic gymnastics men's ring.