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MPs are to debate whether the law on assisted dying needs to change to take into account recent changes to the way prosecutions are handled.

Up to 50,000 migrants may have exploited flaws in the student visa system to come and work in the UK, Whitehall's watchdog says.

Narrowly failing an Ofsted inspection is more likely to prompt an improvement in results, rather begin to begin a spiral of decline, suggest researchers.

People who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner than those eating it occasionally, suggests US research looking at diet, calorie intake and body mass index.

A group of campaigners in Shropshire call on banks to halt the closure of their rural branches.

Could hackers bring down the whole net?

How a PoW completed the first 'home run' back to Britain

Four letters that could spell a cure for disease

David Shukman explains what synthetic biology is all about.

Plans are afoot to build a theme park based on the life and times of the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Can it be a tourist magnet to rival nearby Disneyland Paris?

A look at the theatrical video design tricks that are transforming the stage.

World Whisky Day is being celebrated thanks to a University of Aberdeen student who spotted a gap in the market.

There has been a slight deterioration in the Scottish economy's rate of recovery, according to the Lloyds TSB Scotland Business Monitor.

What drives it? Genuine nostalgia or pure marketing hype?

Friends Reunited, once the biggest social network in the UK, relaunches as a site to share life memories.

Cybercrime is becoming an increasing threat to the financial services sector, according to an report by an accountancy firm.

French police obtain video footage filmed by Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people in Toulouse, after it is sent to the al-Jazeera TV station.

Fulham boss Martin Jol says everyone inside Old Trafford expected his side to be awarded a late penalty in the 1-0 loss to Manchester United.

US stocks finish higher after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke hints the US central bank will keep in place its supportive monetary policy.

The UK government is in talks to sell a significant stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to Abu Dhabi, the BBC has learned.