A teenager is among only a fraction of students to achieve a perfect mark in a GCSE science examination.

The Open comes to Scotland for a fraction of the time and cost with the creation of a nine hole tribute course.

A national laboratory will help the UK's nuclear sector play a key role in providing reliable, low carbon electricity.

The problems of growing Jersey Royals mean only a fraction of land is converted to organic farming.

The ancient Aztecs were sophisticated mathematicians who used symbols to represent fractions, researchers say.

JPMorgan Chase is to acquire ailing US bank Bear Stearns for $2 a share, a fraction of its previous value.

Shootings still account for only a fraction of murders in Japan but the number of attacks using license weapons has soared.

The BBC's Stephanie Holmes explores how the origins of the global time system and how politics influences time zones.

An appeal is lodged against a ruling that UKIP has to repay only a fraction of its "impermissible donations".

Courts are handing out only a fraction of new community-based sentences, a report finds.

The Swiss will hand back a fraction of the $1bn thought stashed away by Congolese ex-leader Mobutu Sese Seko.

The RSPCA says figures for airgun attacks on animals in Wales are only a fraction of the problem.

The number of job losses following the hunting ban is a fraction of those originally predicted by the Countryside Alliance.

You can have your dream home in France for a fraction of the cost... it just depends on when the occupant dies

Only a fraction of the tens of thousands of Pakistanis with HIV are coming forward for help, officials say.

More parents are looking at state boarding schools to provide high education at a fraction of the price

It's about £3,000, comes without a lens and lacks some of the key features found in cameras costing a fraction of the price. Can Leica, one of the foremost names in modern photography, crack it in the digital market?

Six people abused at north Wales children's homes learn they will only get a fraction of £200,000 damages awarded to them.

Police say only a fraction of attacks on the gay community are brought to their attention.

Habitat for tigers has shrunk to a tiny fraction of its original size, says a new report which urges better protection.