Photographer beats thousands of applicants to secure ‘Britain’s most remote job’
Life on Lihou island, near Guernsey, looks a bit lonely but is a dream job for Steve Sarre
Privacy curtains around hospital beds are breeding grounds for deadly superbugs
They are commonly contaminated with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) that can spread to patients
Boosting muscle power ‘enables people to live longer’
Older people who lift weights to build up their strength tend to live longer, according to a study by Brazilian scientists
Green technology in diesel cars ‘making allergies WORSE’
Vehicles with a soot filter aggravate common allergies more than those without one, according to a new study
Violence in UK ‘could be slashed by following example of once notorious Colombian city’
Cali's murder rate has more than halved since the new approach was introduced
Smiling ‘really can make people happier’ say psychologists
American psychologists looked at nearly 50 years of data testing whether facial expressions can lead people to feel the emotions related to those expressions
Cave paintings unearthed in Croatia ‘are up to 34,000 years old’
They depict wild bison, goats and perhaps even humans - and are among the oldest artworks known
Endangered turtle lays eggs on tarmac as beach is now a runway
This heart-breaking image shows an endangered turtle return to land, to lay its egg, only to find the beach is now a runway. The green sea turtle was pictured trying to lay its offspring on a landing strip at Maafaru airport in Noonu Atoll, Maldives. Turtles return to the same...
Julian Assange’s arrest branded “violation” of his asylum rights
Julian Assange's arrest at London's Ecuador Embassy was today branded a "violation" of his asylum rights