An experiment located at the bottom of a US gold mine could offer the best chance yet of detecting dark matter, scientists believe.

Quebec's Liberal Party is set to form a majority provincial government, routing Quebec's main separatist party's bid for their own majority.

Former secretary general of Nato, Lord Robertson, says Scottish independence would be cataclysmic for the West in an era of international turmoil.

A village is hoping to become smoke-free by asking people not to smoke in public places.

Police hunting the attackers of a couple release black and white pictures of the man's "horrific" injuries, saying they are "just too graphic" in colour.

UK manufacturing output grew by 1% in February from the month before, official figures show, the biggest rise since September.

An 101-year-old message in a bottle - perhaps the world's oldest - is shown to the sender's granddaughter.

Rory McIlroy is one of more than 70 potential winners in the most open Masters ever, says BBC Sport's Iain Carter