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The female mallard got the better of the bird of prey after jumping on its back mid-air, forcing it to drop its catch

Scottish scientists from the same institute that created "Dolly the Sheep" have created genetically modified pigs that are resistant to one of the world's deadliest animal diseases.

The research also found that only 15 per cent of people globally live in places where women and lower income groups have at least somewhat equal access to power

Millions of people who produce the food for supermarkets are trapped in poverty and face brutal working conditions, with many going hungry, according to a new report on global supermarket supply chains, published today by Oxfam. Ripe for Change highlights how supermarkets, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi and Lidl, are increasingly squeezing the price they pay their suppliers with less and less of the price paid at the till reaching the small-scale farmers and workers who produce the food....

The Trump administration has likely lost track of nearly 6,000 unaccompanied migrant children, according to federal data. Last month alone some 1,500 unaccompanied minors arrived on the southern border alone without their parents and were placed with sponsors who did not keep in touch with federal officials. And there is likely to be a lot more. According to McClatchy DC Bureau, some 5,945 unaccompanied children are unaccounted for, with just 50 per cent of kids ending up with their parents as their sponsors....

Stephanie Peacock MP tells Parliament about Amazon workers miscarrying and a carer forced to give urine sample to prove she was too sick to work. Stephanie Peacock MP for Barnsley East, sparked the Parliamentary debate following her Private Members Bill calling for greater protection of Agency Workers. Ms Peacock pressured the Government Minister Andrew Griffiths MP, to implement better and increased workplace inspections with swift action taken against employers. And in the wake of GMB’s landmark victory against Uber she...

The House of Commons was marred by controversy today after Tory whips refused to nod through a Labour MP on morphine in a crucial day in parliament. MPs have gathered to debate the EU withdrawal bill as Theresa May searched for a "meaningful vote" to head off a rebellion on Brexit. But the day has already agitated many politicians and commentators after the government decided not to “nod through” sick MPs. Two Labour MPs coming from hospital were denied entry, including one...

A mum has spoken of her ordeal as she waits to hear whether the Government will allow her severely ill daughter access to banned cannabis oil. Kelly Anne O'Neill is in despair that she cannot do more to help 24-year-old Danielle. Danielle was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was six and has suffered "horrendous" side effects from taking approved medication. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has told the House of Commons that the use of cannabis in medical treatment will be...

Recco Williams, 21, and 18-year-old Reuben Blakeway targeted the 24-year-old woman as she walked home from Streatham Common railway station in south London