Two Dundee United players are questioned by police in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault.

Paul Diggin scores four tries as Northampton Saints thrash sorry Edinburgh 37-0 to secure top spot in Pool One of the Heineken Cup.

Hundreds of traditional and imported remedies on the shelves of health food shops and herbalists are set to be banned under new rules.

Labour leader Ed Miliband says he will not "gloat" over his party's by-election victory, and pledges to co-operate with "courageous" Lib Dems.

President Obama instructs the US government to loosen travel restrictions to Cuba, in an effort to support civil society on the communist-run island.

A 24-hour strike starts on the Bakerloo and Northern lines as Tube workers walk out in support of two "victimised" drivers.

An extensive study of tree growth rings suggest that rise and fall of past civilisations are linked to sudden shifts in climatic conditions .

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor's right leg, which was infected with gangrene, is amputated in life-saving surgery her doctors have deemed a success.