The secret life of sperm is unlocked

Infertile couples may be spared years of fruitless treatment with the discovery that the human egg can read the father's genetic key and screen out failures

Rain at 25mm an hour is deemed 'torrential', and if it went on for more than 30 minutes, would give local flooding

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Is the unfulfilled promise of a 'barbecue summer' getting you down? Surprised when our climate delivers the unexpected? Then let David Randall take you, in the first of two holiday specials, on a tour of the very best - and worst - of summer weather.

Are wind farms a health risk? US scientist identifies 'wind turbine syndrome'

Noise and vibration coming from large turbines are behind an increase in heart disease, migraine, panic attacks and other health problems, according to research by an American doctor

Leading article: Wind power – a cautionary word

Security for troops in Afghanistan is 'precarious'

UK in Afghanistan for decades, says our man in Washington

Diplomat's warning comes as MPs say Britain has lost sight of its original security objectives

Dannatt called for Challenger tanks two years ago

Britain's torture role must be investigated, say MPs

Joint Commons and Lords committee expected to issue damning report on MI5's part in the rendition of terror suspects

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Miliband attacks 'anti-Semite' Pole linked to Cameron

Tory alliance with far-right party is causing concern among Jewish leaders, says Foreign Secretary

Battle for Europe's last ancient forest

Climate change, border disputes and the opposition of residents to expansion threaten eastern Poland's unique woodlands.

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The lawyer who fights for victims of British foreign policy and military action says the stories of abuse at the hands of authority have only just begun.

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'Electric' ants seen in UK for first time

<b>We're not sure</b>: iPhone widows<p></p> It's so funny how we don't talk any more. You're more interested in your Lightsaber application than you are in just holding hands and gazing at each other. You refer to it as you would do a baby. It's great that we'll never get lost thanks to the SatNav tracking system and in-phone compass, but we feel like we've lost you. Come back, please.

Apple rushes out fix to thwart iPhone hackers

Apple is releasing a software update to prevent an embarrassing security glitch that allows hackers to gain control of its popular gadget, the iPhone.

Press twisted my words, says academic in breast-milk row

Mothers who do not breastfeed thought they had a new ally. But he was misinterpreted, he says

Swine flu numbers challenged by scientist

New research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) casts doubt on the Government's claim that swine flu cases have now peaked.

MPs accuse universities of complacency

Vice-chancellors taken to task for falling standards as education watchdog queries increasing number of first-class degrees

Government gap-year funding for graduates

'Journalism was an adventure, but now it's time to write'

A Booker-nominated novelist tells Matthew Bell why he cut his teeth as a foreign reporter

Sir Bobby Robson: Esteemed football player and manager who led England to the World Cup semi-finals

With his rumpled features and crooked smile, he could look crushed and weary, but when Bobby Robson began holding forth on his beloved game, those rheumy eyes would sparkle and his overwhelming enthusiasm would captivate all but the most cynical of listeners.