A hospital trust has apologised to the parents of a baby who died after medics failed to spot he was being starved of oxygen during labour.

A blood test to determine how fast someone is ageing has been shown to work on wild birds, offering support to claims that the technique could accurately predict a human's lifespan.

Hannah Larsen is bringing a taste of CSI to the south coast of England

British No 1 calls for tougher measures to stop steroids use after getting tested just three times in two years

Country singer Randy Travis was charged with driving while intoxicated and threatening law officers after he crashed his car and was found naked and combative at the scene, Texas officials said.

Three times as many men would end up with advanced prostate cancer if a controversial blood test widely criticised for unreliable diagnoses did not exist, a study suggests.

Thousands of Muslim Bosnians commemorated the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in the city today during an annual ceremony that carried special significance this year, with the trial of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic - allegedly responsible for Europe's worst atrocity since World War II – finally under way in The Hague.

If you see an athlete with purple stains on their lips during this summer's Olympics, they may be taking the latest performance enhancer – beetroot.

Instant treatment for captain after shock of being diagnosed with acute leukaemia

A Polish lorry driver has been jailed for driving into oncoming traffic on the motorway while under the influence of alcohol.

Chance discovery of link between acne drug and psychosis may unlock secrets of mental illness

Driving under the influence of cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy is one step closer to being outlawed, The Independent can reveal.

A man dressed as Father Christmas drugged a 15-year-old girl at a market in Berlin over the weekend, the latest in a series of attacks targeting revellers.