The study of humanism is to form part of the syllabus for a GCSE in religious studies for the first time, one of the biggest exam boards will announce today.

A woman in need of a kidney transplant has been told by medical authorities that she does not have the right to her dead daughter's organs, which have already been passed on to strangers.

The doctor who triggered the MMR vaccine scare has said he had little experience of research on children and was unfamiliar with the ethical guidelines surrounding their treatment.

The doctor who linked MMR vaccine with autism, triggering a collapse in vaccination rates, has defended his research, saying he adhered at all times to official ethical guidelines.

Labour MPs will be allowed a free vote on some controversial aspects of new embryology laws, Gordon Brown said today.

The number of people considering investing in ethical investment funds has shot up over the last year, as a raft of new product launches has helped to drive a new boom in the sector.

For many people, the most rewarding aspect of travel is experiencing other cultures. However, too often those other cultures are not themselves rewarded, the tourist's money going straight into the tour operator's pocket.

England's performance against Macedonia on Saturday was awful, but hardly unusual. Glenn Moore asks why England's 'golden generation' have turned into a bunch of serial under-achievers

The story so far: the author has sold his house to finance a manufacturing project in the hope of making a small fortune to finance his old age...

Well-informed consumers can hit disreputable firms where it hurts, says David Prosser

There was a time when one could hardly turn on the TV or open a newspaper without encountering the distinctive face and controversial views of Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Then suddenly, she seemed to vanish from public life altogether. So what happened? And why, asks Peter Stanford, is she now back with such a ferocious critique of life in 21st-century Britain?

UHY Hacker Young's multi-racial mix of accountants has boosted business