A two-and-a-half year investigation into the embarrassing leak of hundreds of emails apparently designed to cast doubt on the scientific case behind climate change has been shut down without the culprit being found, police said last night.

No criminal charges will be brought despite evidence of a "sophisticated and orchestrated" hacking attack on a university's computers, police said today.

Pensioners were warned today not to binge-drink after new research revealed they could be damaging their brains.

Substance made from antibodies in human blood could be on the shelves in 10 years

Animal welfare charities reacted angrily to news today that the number of animal experiments rose to a record high in Britain last year.

Three people were arrested yesterday in Britain and the Netherlands over an investigation into an international blackmail plot by animal rights activists linked to arson attacks.

Microbes found on seaweed could provide an unexpected weapon in the fight against tooth decay, scientists have said.

A raft of gloomy economic data will stoke fresh fears that the UK is facing a prolonged double-dip recession, as the eurozone crisis hits confidence in both the property and stock markets.

'Made in Britain' has undergone a renaissance, at home and especially abroad

The Government is investing £6.5m in 16 new research and development projects in an attempt to help boost the struggling manufacturing sector.

Nokia has announced it will lay off 10,000 workers worldwide by the end of 2013 in a further drive to save costs.

King's College London and Invesco's leading fund manager Neil Woodford were among the big winners this week as the UK drugs developer Proximagen was snapped up by its US partner in a deal worth up to £356.8m.

Private healthcare group Bupa has hired Evelyn Bourke from insurance group Resolution to be its new chief financial officer.

Here's an odd way of presenting your academic credentials: "As a criminologist, I was at the heart of the media circus and called on for expert analysis by a major news channel."