Panasonic shares surge after the firm swings back into profit and says a weak Japanese currency is helping improve business conditions.

The distress call of a young dolphin is used to lure to safety a large pod of the animals in danger of being stranded off Western Australia.

The cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear site has reached £67.5bn, with no indication of when the cost will stop rising, according to a report.

Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne admits perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife Vicky Pryce took speeding points for him a decade ago.

A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park is confirmed by archaeologists as that of English king Richard III.

The estate of late British painter Lucian Freud bequeaths a portrait by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot to the nation, under the government's acceptance in lieu scheme.

Gay marriage is "the right thing to do" Culture Secretary Maria Miller says, following a rift in the Conservative Party over the plans.

A major trial of a new booster vaccine ends in failure, marking a major setback in the fight against tuberculosis.