Germany's Matthias Kessler produced a scintillating solo ride to win an action-packed stage three on Tuesday. A five-man breakaway of Jose Luis Arrieta, Unai Etxebarria, Christoph ...

Despite the improving efficiency of coal-fired power stations, CO2 emissions remain a problem. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) involves capturing the carbon dioxide, preventing the greenhouse gas ...

Two men jailed for their roles in £3.3m jewellery robberies lost appeals to have their sentences cut on Tuesday. Marc Rember, 39, of Brookmans Park, Herts, who set up two robberies to establish his ...

People in South Asia have been marking the first anniversary of a devastating earthquake which killed 75,000 people. Pakistan ...

The figures show the percentage of exam entries which achieved each grade. Qualifications with fewer than 100 entries are not shown. The figures in brackets are last year's.

Under the cover of darkness a powerful German naval battle group negotiated the hazardous minefields of the North Sea, its ...

Home Secretary Alan Johnson has promised to respond to public anxiety over anti-social behaviour by tackling it "whenever and wherever it occurs". Mr Johnson told the Labour conference the party had ...

The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of the country. People in Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Cumbria, the Midlands, Norfolk and also parts of Wales, ...

France and Hungary looked in good shape as they both won their opening game in the women's handball, but Russia and Korea played out a draw. Former world champions France beat Angola 30-24 in the ...

Hape, who joined the club from the New Zealand Warriors at the start of 2003, has scored 49 tries in 70 appearances for the ...

The walkout happened on Friday night after he was threatened by a man who appeared drunk, near the stage. During a phone-in to BBC WM, callers complained the audience was left without any explanation, ...