The odd expletive escapes most people's mouths in times of stress, but when we fall back on swear words just for effect, asks Clive James, have we really just run out of ideas?

A care worker admits placing oversized false teeth in a man's mouth and likening him to the racehorse Red Rum.

The Royal Navy this week shot dead two Somali pirates after intercepting a boat in the mouth of the Red Sea, but Britain's battle against international piracy goes back a long, long way.

A teenager attacked by footballer Joey Barton was left with scars to his face and mouth, a court hears.

Friendly bacteria could be used to protect critically ill patients from developing pneumonia, scientists believe.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says a newspaper picture of skipper William Gallas leaving a nightclub with a cigarette in his mouth is unacceptable.

The phrase Capital Requirements Directive may not be a pretty phrase, but it is all about getting Europe's bankers to put their money where their mouths are.

People with symptoms of oral cancer are not getting urgent dental appointments, a charity claims.

The Atlantic bluefin tuna is in a parlous state - does it represent a oceans-wide legacy of overfishing?

A new species of bacteria has been found by UK scientists among the hundreds which thrive in our mouths.

A man who took on a challenge to eat as many fairy cakes as possible choked to death, an inquest hears.

Everyone can do an American accent... at least everyone thinks they can. But how many would pass muster with a Hollywood studio? The BBC's Stephen Robb took a lesson from one of the movie industry's top accent coaches.

Identical twins who did not meet until they were 14 tell of the chance encounter that brought them together.

BBC Spotlight's Andy Breare and cameraman Geoff Burrell get to grips in the galley with feeding 18 hungry mouths.

A new technique using mouth swabs is developed by researchers to identify a person's sleep pattern.

Kevin Pietersen strikes 115 as England recover to 273-7 after day one of the final Test with New Zealand.

A genetic discovery could help explain why some people who drink too much develop cancers, while others do not.

Freed Death Row Scot Kenny Richey tells how he wept after being diagnosed with mouth cancer.

The World Bank endorses emergency measures to tackle rising food prices around the world.

Students at a Wiltshire School are rooting for racehorse Twenty Degrees, after insider info from an English teacher.