Regulations that stop strange-shaped fruit and vegetables being sold are about to be changed by the European Union. But are we willing to eat wonky veg?

Doctors have reported a case of ovarian cancer spotted due to a thickening of the skin on the palm. Can palm reading pick up more cases of the disease?

Only 35% of women regularly check their breasts for signs of cancer - and 23% seldom or never do, a survey suggests.

Carlos Sastre retains the yellow jersey as he concedes just 31 seconds to Cadel Evans on the penultimate stage of the 2008 Tour de France

The European Commission says it wants shops to sell knobbly or misshapen fruit and vegetables alongside "class one" produce.

The Phoenix Mars lander delivers a soil sample to an onboard oven, but the material is not registered by the instrument.

Chelmsford hockey legend Lynn Bollington is ready to bring her 32-year career to a close.

Full-back Peter Hewat contributed 18 points as London Irish ease past Bristol at the Madejski Stadium.

Two sailors from America's Cup holders Alinghi are injured when the multihull the team are training on capsizes.

Mike Baker looks at how the language of management has begun to dominate discussions of education.

Baby food used to be about mashed banana and jars of shepherd's pie, but the influence of TV chefs is dragging gastronomy into the nursery.

New England coach brushes off media with an expert's touch

Rugby fever is sweeping England ahead of the World Cup final in Paris on Saturday. Wondering what it's all about? What to say? What to wear? Here's a crash course.

The New Horizons probe's images of Jupiter reveal surprising details of its atmosphere, rings and moons.

David Southwood, a director at the European Space Agency, outlines his predictions for the next 50 years in space science.

He wanted to explore California's obsession with plastic surgery, but Louis Theroux is never one to stand on the sidelines... and, despite his lean frame, ended up getting some work done himself. Was it worth it?

Tottenham open their Uefa Cup campaign with a convincing win, but Britain's four other representatives all fail to win.

Army recruits are being offered comfortable new accommodation to encourage more to sign up.

They do a lot of work for charity. They want their contribution to British culture to be taken seriously. But why do we look down our nose at the fashion industry?

The Pirbright laboratory complex in Surrey contains centres for research, testing and vaccine production.