Rescuers hold out little hope of finding a Japanese sailor alive after he goes missing from a whaling ship in the Antarctic.

A Kent hospital admits that a 16-year-old girl might still be alive had doctors acted sooner and given her a CT scan.

Animal rescue workers say a dog found abandoned in below freezing temperatures is lucky to be alive.

St Mary's win to keep their title ambitions alive.

A retired Devon surgeon says he is thankful he is alive after he was caught up in the confrontation between the Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza.

A new deal is being negotiated to keep hopes of building a new town centre for Bicester alive.

A woman who jumped onto the bonnet of her car as a thief tried to drive it away is lucky to be alive, police say.

A man appears in court charged with the attempted murder of a nurse who was found alive in the boot of her car.

Police are investigating how a nurse missing for more than a week came to be found alive in the boot of her own car.

Police have launched an inquiry after a nurse missing for more than a week was found alive in the boot of her own car.

A Canadian woman missing since a blizzard four days ago is found alive, buried deep in a snow bank, police say.

Observations of the effect of dark energy on galaxy clusters suggest general relativity is alive and well.

A bride is in hospital for the second time after she was flung from a horse and carriage on the way to her wedding.

All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter scores 16 points on his debut as Perpignan keep their Heineken Cup hopes alive by avenging their defeat at Leicester.

An airman who was injured during an explosion in Afghanistan tells Prince Charles he feels lucky to be alive.

Each week, the BBC World Service asks a guest to outline an idea to improve all our lives. Here, medical historian Ruth Richardson suggests we should mark those who donate their organs with a special day.

Why the world needs a global carbon permit scheme, in which polluters must be forced to pay.

Guernsey Rugby Club captain Simon Sharrott says his side must not slip up again if they are to keep their hopes of promotion from London South West Division Three alive.

Scientists reveal what late Doors frontman Jim Morrison would look like if he were still alive today as a pensioner.

On the anniversary of John Lennon's death, a look at how the impact of The Beatles' music on Japan has lasted.