Seven air crew from a Cornwall air base have been killed in a collision between two Sea King helicopters in the Gulf. The six British and one American crew members from RNAS Culdrose, near Helston, ...

GMT, Monday, 9 November 2009 Injured Turtles recovering well. The turtles have been moved to a new tank in the main area of ...

Britain will settle its World War II debts to the US and Canada when it pays two final instalments before the close of 2006, the Treasury has said. The payments of $83.25m (£42.5m) to the US and US$22 ...

Every year, the Today programme puts together an advent calendar made up of clips which have amused, intrigued and entertained listeners. Enjoy this crop of highlights, lowlights - and turkeys.

Colin joined Radio 2 in 1973, where he presented various programmes and started reading the news. Over the years he's made a number of television appearances - he's the regular spokesman for the UK ...

A list of the chemicals, known as adulterants or cutting agents, used to dilute cocaine powder in the UK. Laboratory analysis was made on cocaine seized by police and customs officials.

The final day of trading in shares in ailing telecoms equipment maker Marconi has concluded. The share was to be taken off the London Stock Exchange when the markets closed, and will be replaced with ...

A forensic expert has told a court how a baby's internal injuries were the worst he had seen in 25 years. Eight-month-old ...

Somalia's parliament has voted to declare three months of martial law after the rout of Islamist forces. MPs sitting in the provincial town of Baidoa voted 154 to two to ratify Prime Minister Ali ...

Workers distracted by email and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more than twice that found in marijuana smokers, new research has claimed. The study for computing firm Hewlett Packard warned of a rise ...

London Marathon winner Paula Radcliffe has described her decision to answer a call of nature during the race as "an embarrassing necessity". Radcliffe had to squat by the side of the road at the ...

The global recording industry has launched its largest wave of legal action against people suspected of sharing music files on the internet. The latest move targeted 2,100 alleged uploaders using peer ...