
British have invaded nine out of ten countries - so look out Luxembourg
Britain has invaded all but 22 countries in the world in its long and colourful history, new research has found.

Cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic cancer-causing chemicals, say experts
Scientists warn against the dangers of frying food in sunflower oil and corn oil over claims they release toxic chemicals linked to cancer.

One in three heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor mortality ratings, survey shows
For his new book The Naked Surgeon, Dr Nashef anonymously polled heart surgeons asking them if they had ever boosted their ratings by refusing to operate on patients who they feared might die in theatre.

The women living in Chernobyl's toxic wasteland
Decades after Chernobyl's nuclear disaster, despite the severely contaminated ground, government objections and the deaths of many fellow 'self-settlers’, a community of determined babushkas remains.

Animals can tell right from wrong
Animals possess a sense of morality that allows them to tell the difference between right and wrong, according to a controversial new book.