A man who fled the dock after being convicted of an Orkney murder is jailed for the escape bid and for hiding weapons.

Space Shuttle Endeavour docks with the International Space Station on an "extreme make-over" mission.

The Nasa space shuttle Endeavour launches on a mission to refit the International Space Station.

The space shuttle Endeavour is delivering a urine recycling device to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Fifteen people found in a charred bus in Guatemala had been shot, in an attack officials are linking to drug violence.

At least 20 people are suffocated by gas when a firefighting system malfunctions on a Russian nuclear submarine, officials say.

A major operation is under way at a Lancashire harbour after a dredger sank, leaking diesel into the water.

An Indian labourer is beaten to death on a train, in the latest attack on migrant workers in Mumbai, police say.

The idea of a home, no matter how small, to truly call our own, has been the goal of British society in recent decades. But has it gone badly wrong and should we take a lesson from the sprawling family homes of the past, asks Lisa Jardine.

Laurie Taylor, in his first weekly column for the Magazine, deals with a depressing visit to the osteopath.

South Korean astronaut Yi So-Yeon describes her experience as the country's first astronaut and her rocky ride to Earth.

A disciplinary hearing imposes a conditional registration order on a teacher found with Class A drugs in her car at a primary school.

Waters off the coast off the coast of Somalia have become some of the most treacherous in the world. The area is swarming with pirates, many of whom are after one thing: ransom.

It may never be known why a man died in a car which veered off the road and caught fire, an inquest hears.

Defence chiefs were warned a base was not safe prior to a massive fire which led to asbestos ash falling, documents show.

The family of a woman who died in 2007 after being exposed to asbestos ash from a military base will have to wait until at least next year before they receive compensation.

The NHS is being praised for its success in carrying out hip and knee replacements - but doubts remain about some techniques.

Police are sending letters to vehicle owners not to leave items on display in areas of high crime.

A selection of key quotes from Al Gore's speech to the Democratic National Convention.

Motorists in part of Derbyshire are being reminded to secure their valuables against opportunist thieves in the summer months.