McLaren's Lewis Hamilton said he was "grateful" to be in the fight for such a close title race after winning the Italian GP.

Britain's Andy Murray says winning gold at the Olympics will help inspire him to a first Grand Slam title on Monday.

Fugitive Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi rejects a guilty verdict imposed on him for allegedly running death squads as "politically motivated".

A study of rocks at an old French A-bomb test site in the Pacific has led a team of scientists to conclude that early Mars was not so warm and wet, as many argue.

The majority of people with diabetes are not controlling cholesterol levels effectively - putting them at increased risk of heart disease, a charity warns.

British Olympic medal winners Victoria Pendleton and Louis Smith will take to the dance floor for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

A child rapist who was caught when his victim's aunt saw him on a train more than seven years later is jailed.

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson tells MPs it will be "bad for the UK" if the West Coast mainline rail franchise is awarded to rival First Group.