Surgeons in the United States have for the first time restored movement to the previously paralysed hand of a 71-year-old man injured in a car incident by essentially splicing a defunct nerve with a working one in his upper arm, according to a report released yesterday in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Saints manager says club must recruit – but not at the expense of the values that earned promotion

Dalglish 'responsible for all signings' as Frenchman is fired on another crazy day at Anfield

Kauto Star is only "50-50" to make the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup after a fall when schooling last week, according to trainer Paul Nicholls.

Trainers increasingly try to bring fresh horses to the Cheltenham Festival, with corresponding consequences. They will make an urgent exception, however, for novices still in need of experience – and a shake-up is guaranteed today in betting on the JCB Triumph Hurdle.

A woman who spent three months in a coma is due to see the debut novel she had completely forgotten she was writing appear in print.

It was clear, after the Model Health Inquiry in 2007, that there was a need to provide the most vulnerable members of the fashion industry with access to confidential health education and support.

Ashes winner Chris Tremlett may need surgery to cure the back problem which forced him out of England's ongoing Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

The cast biographies in the programme for The Two Worlds of Charlie F are not your average trawl through rep theatre, Casualty appearances and RSC roles. Rather they list the actors’ rank, their tours of duty and, harrowingly, the injuries they have sustained during them – from Bombardier Gareth Crabbe, who needed a spinal disc replacement after a tour in Iraq, to Rifleman Daniel Shaw, who lost both legs to an IED in Afghanistan.

“I need more mongness from you,” director Stephen Rayne calls across the hallowed, ancient auditorium of the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

The perception that professional rugby players run a greater risk of injury now than ever before is false, according to the latest in-depth findings.

Australia's embattled cricket board has defended its player management practices from withering criticism, following a raft of injuries that have gutted the team's bowling unit.

Two men who murdered a British honeymoon couple avoided the death penalty today.