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People underestimate the amount of sugar in drinks which are perceived to be "healthy", research suggests.

Fatigue led a pilot to mistake the planet Venus for another plane and send his airliner into a dive, injuring 16 people last year, investigators say.

A commission set up by the Scottish government calls for the country's only women's prison to be demolished.

Millions more children are surviving beyond their fifth birthday than they were in 1990, thanks to international aid, says a Save the Children and Unicef report.

Eric Cantona is nominated in five of the 11 categories in the awards to mark 20 years since the launch of the Premier League.

Durham Prison is facing "troubling" drugs problems, with as many as one in three prisoners testing positive in drug tests, inspectors say.

Human rights are still being violated in Bahrain despite promises of reform, according to the campaign group Amnesty International.

A controversial technique to extract shale gas, known as fracking, should continue in the UK, but with measures to minimise earthquakes, experts say.

A new technique to combat early prostate cancer may have far fewer side-effects than standard treatments, researchers say.

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A young female journalist who reported on allegations of sexual abuse by a former football coach is among the winners of a Pulitzer Prize.

Allegations that US Secret Service agents consorted with prostitutes in Colombia have "let the boss down", says the US military's top officer.

The first cargo resupply mission to the space station to be carried out by a commercial operator is likely to be on 30 April, the US space agency says.

British special forces were involved in the fight back against the Taliban's assault on the city of Kabul on Sunday, Afghan security sources have told the BBC.

Injured Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is ruled out for the remainder of the season and will not be fit for Euro 2012.

A British would-be suicide bomber jailed for plotting to blow up an aircraft has his sentence cut after assisting prosecutors in the US.

The Belfast Telegraph is to switch to printing only in the morning from Friday.

Orangutans choose the best building materials to engineer the most structurally sound and comfortable nests, according to researchers.

The "basic principle" behind the government's bid to reduce tax relief on charitable donations is "absolutely right", Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has said.

Early goals from Franco di Santo and Jordi Gomez help Wigan boost their survival hopes with a shock win at Arsenal.