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."

Plunging into cold water during hot weather can cause heart attacks even in young, fit and healthy individuals, according to new research.

Babies born by Caesarean section are twice as likely to be obese in childhood, researchers claim.

A 50-year-old man has been charged with criminal damage after an incident at a research centre testing genetically modified wheat.

The wettest April on record "battered" retailers and drove the sharpest drop in footfall since the end of 2009.