Women experiencing a straightforward pregnancy "should be encouraged to give birth in a midwife-led unit ."

The discovery of a deep-sea graveyard is shedding light on the fate of dead ocean giants, scientists report.

An initial investigation into claims that UK forces abused Iraqi detainees is to be opened by the International Criminal Court.

A US underwater investigator has said he believes he has found the wreck of the Santa Maria, the flagship of Christopher Columbus's expedition.

Several front pages show images of the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants, while others focus on the latest plans for the NHS.

Society has become "supremely arrogant" in ignoring the importance of sleep, leading researchers have told the BBC's Day of the Body Clock.

Dog owners in England and Wales who allow their pets to attack people face longer prison sentences under new laws that have come into force.

Pfizer's commitments to maintain research and jobs should it take over AstraZeneca have been dismissed as "vague".