A Dutch engineer claims to have flown using home-made wings. James Smates got the idea from his grandfather's sketches and Leonardo da Vinci's wing drawings.

Invisible Children's co-founder Jason Russell is to remain in hospital for weeks after California police found him semi-naked and "acting bizarrely".

Three explosions are heard at a flat in Toulouse where a gunman suspected of seven killings has been holed up since Wednesday morning.

Renegade soldiers attack Mali's presidential palace hours after staging a mutiny over the government's handling of an ethnic rebellion.

Taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly treat cancer, new evidence published in The Lancet suggests.

A large difference between the blood pressure in each arm suggests a bigger risk of dying early, a study claims.

A growing trend for pet owners to bag up dog mess and leave it on beaches threatens bathers' safety and the health of wildlife, a report suggests.

Deaths from liver disease in England have reached record levels, rising by 25% in less than a decade, according to new NHS figures.