In what is said to be a world first, the by-products from whisky making at a Scots distillery could be turned into fuel for cars.

Scientific trials in Aberdeen are to test whether mistletoe can help boost the immune system of cancer patients.

A new Save the Children report finds numerous cases of horrific abuse against Syrian children and urges the UN to do more to document them.

Campaigners call for a UK criminal investigation to be brought against Trafigura for the dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast in 2006.

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is given 30 days to reply to claims over 'mishandling' of the Lockerbie investigation and trial.

Death rates for several cancers are "set to fall dramatically" by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK.

Korean eunuchs lived far longer than uncastrated men, a study shows.

Dozens of Taiwanese boats are reported to have sailed to the disputed East China Sea islands at the heart of a row between Japan and China.