A "big cat", identified as a Canadian lynx, was on the loose in the English countryside at the turn of the last century, scientists say.

Drinking one or more cans of sugary soft drinks a day is linked to an increased risk of diabetes in later life, a study suggests.

A hearing to decide the date and location of a fresh inquest into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims takes place later.

The CIA added one of the Boston bomb suspects to a terrorism database 18 months ago, officials say, days after the FBI said it had also investigated him.

Current policy on illegal drugs creates victims of crime as well as more prisoners at a cost to taxpayers, the Prison Governors Association warns.

Future monarchs should be crowned in Scotland as well as at Westminster Abbey if Scotland becomes independent, a Church of Scotland report suggests.

Santander, the eurozone's biggest bank, reports a 26% fall in profits for the first three months of the year.

Unemployment has risen once again in Spain to another new record of more than six million, 27.2% of the workforce.