Hand-written notes by Mahatma Gandhi during the protracted negotiations with Lord Mountbatten before the partition of India are among priceless documents of ‘immense historical importance’ secured by

The British society is still dominated by class divisions and this was clearly demonstrated during the general election when the media dissected the background of political leaders to reveal their cla

The Yangtze river in China, the third-longest river in the world, is 40 million years older than previously thought, a new study has revealed.

It may sound a bit too much, but doctors could one day be able to “print” new organs for transplant, say scientists who claim to have designed a “bioprinter” to create made-to-measure human organs.

Supermodel Cla-udia Schiffer and fashion mogul Karl Lagerfeld are at the centre of a race row over a photograph of the blonde beauty where she is made up as a black woman.

BP PLC chief executive, Mr Tony Hayward, says the cleanup and containment costs for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be “severe,” but has declined to put a figure on the cost of the total bill.

Helped by two penalties by Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany came from behind to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 while Mexico beat Italy 2-1 and Spain needed an 85th minute winner to edge South Korea 1-0 in warm-up games on Thursday, eight days before the World Cup kicks off in South Africa.

Eminent Indian painter Sayed Haider Raza’s painting Saurashtra is being auctioned in London next week and it is estimated to sell for £1.8 million.

It has been a long road back to the top of British horse racing for Henry Cecil, but the ten-times champion trainer issued a bullish report on his two fillies, Timepiece and Aviate, ahead of Friday’s Oaks at Epsom.

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has revealed he feared his World Cup dream was over after a practical joke by England assistant manager Franco Baldini.
Defoe nervously waited to find out if he would be included in England’s final 23-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday before finally receiving a call from Baldini on behalf of boss Fabio Capello.