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Top UK government officials tamper with inquest into Brit assassinated by Russian spies in London, suppressevidence

Marina Litvinenko, widow of Alexander Litvinenko (a British citizen who was assassinated in London by two former KGB agents who poisoned him with radioactive polonium) has accused the British government, Secretary of State William Hague, and PM David Cameron of sabotaging the coroner's inquest into

Human cloning developments raise hopes for new treatments

People with conditions such as heart disease or Parkinson's could benefit from tissue grown with their own DNA

Lorraine Barnes suffered a heart attack in 2005 and has lived with the consequences extreme exhaustion and breathlessness ever since.

An inconvenience for Colsaerts as he loses to McDowell

KAVARNA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Britain's Graeme McDowell and South African Branden Grace set up a mouth-watering showdown in the semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship by winning on Saturday.

New US manual for diagnosing mental disorders published

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, has divided medical opinion

The field of mental health will face its greatest upset in years on Saturday with the publication of the long-awaited and deeply-controversial US manual for diagnosing menta

Four Lulzsec hackers convicted in Britain

Confirmed Lulzsec members Ryan Cleary, Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam and Ryan Ackroyd have been sentenced for their part in the great hack of 2011, which saw Lulzsec targeting notable companies such as Sony, EA and Nintendo.

The four were initially charged nearly a year ago.

UK inquest into ex-Russian spy's death may be scrapped

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's long-delayed inquest into the death by radioactive poisoning of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko could be abandoned after the coroner partly upheld a British government request to withhold crucial evidence.

Even Cavendish surprised by fourth stage win

CHERASCO, Italy, May 17 - A series of small but challenging climbs late on Friday's stage of the 2012 Giro d'Italia could not stop Britain's Mark Cavendish taking his fourth stage win and second in two days.

Google's Schmidt to meet Britain's Cameron as tax row rages

LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is due to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group just days after UK lawmakers lambasted the Internet company's tax affairs.

Iron Man 3 proves its box-office mettle after passing $1bn mark

Marvel hero's latest outing becomes the second most successful comic-book film in history after outstripping The Dark Knight

Iron Man 3 has passed the $1bn mark at the global box office, less than four weeks after it first hit cinemas.

Britain's Cameron tells EU rebels to back referendum law

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron ordered rebellious lawmakers on Thursday to back his plan for a law guaranteeing a vote on Britain's European Union membership as he sought shore up his party, his leadership and the coalition.