A digital camera that functions like an insect's compound eye is developed by US scientists.

The emotional impact of stroke is too often overlooked and should be given the same priority as physical rehabilitation, campaigners say.

An Indian man on death row for spying in Pakistan, Sarabjit Singh, dies after being attacked in a Lahore jail last week, reports say.

US soft drinks giant PepsiCo withdraws a Mountain Dew ad over criticism that it depicts racial stereotypes and makes light of violence against women.

More than a million people with interest-only mortgages face a financial crunch when they have to pay them off, the regulator warns.

A US jury awards $240m (£203m) to 32 mentally disabled men who suffered decades of abuse while working for a turkey processing company in Iowa.

A brain implant may be able to predict epilepsy seizures by picking up the early warning patterns in the brain, a small study suggests.

Voters across England go to the polls on Thursday to decide the outcome of council elections and a by-election in the Westminster seat of South Shields.