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Global warming is the main cause for early ripening of grapes, according to research.

Northumbria policeman awarded for bravery after being blinded by rampaging gunman found dead at his family home.

Jury in Ponzi scheme case hears closing arguments against US financier.

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Nicotine patches do not help pregnant women to quit smoking, according the new research. Counselling can be a better tool in making women kick the habit.

Nearly 1.3 Million people will die of cancer in the European Union in 2012, but the death rate of people who die from the disease continues to decline, according to research.

Feast day of patron saint of Wales marked by Google with images of dragons and daffodils.

IPCC upholds complaint by family that police delayed apology over son's death that sparked August riots.

Unite union boss Len McCluskey angered MPs on all sides by saying Olympics provided opportunity for strike action. Could the UK cope?

Super-rich pay £50,000 to hunt and kill polar bears and endangered species in exotic locations.

Tyrannosaurus Rex (T.Rex), had the most powerful bite of any creature in the world, with a biting force between 35,000-57,000 Newtons in a single tooth.

Possession order for 'School of Ideas' building rushed through before appeal against eviction heard.

Mahatma Gandhi has been baptised in proxy by a US church in 1996, according to Helen Radkey, a researcher.

Researchers have reconstructed four feet tall giant penguin fossil which lived in New Zealand, nearly 25 million years ago.

Researchers from Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, Universidad Complutense of Madrid and Uppsala University have discovered that Neanderthals in Europe were extinct even before the arrival of modern man.

Greek ministers have agreed to cut the minimum wage1

Five-thousand-year-old caveman preserved in ice had genetic illness and potential for heart disease, researchers find.

University of London researchers create first realistic maps of the Earth's forests at the time of the dinosaurs.

Rare scrapbook of early 20th century criminals to be auctioned.

Ships towing Costa Allegra change course to Mahe

Occupy London protesters accused cathedral officials of having them dragged from the steps by police.

As Japan sets to observe their first tsunami anniversary, let's take a look at some of pictures of Japan of how it looked after tsunami and now.

Britons claim they saw fugitive murder suspect peer in southern Africa 12 years ago.

A 72-year-old Chinese man has been drinking gasoline for 42 years, to ease bodily aches.

Social science researchers at University of California, Berkley, examine how ethics correlate with social class.

Protesters claim cathedral officials secretly asked police to remove activists from church steps.

Government report suggests rape claims more likely to be thrown out as 'no crimes' than allegations of GBH.

Mukhtar Ablyazov took budget travel option to France

Protesters chant but eviction proceeds peacefully as bailiffs move in and camp is taken down