Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.

Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.

Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show.

Rising overseas demand has created buoyant conditions for manufacturers in the UK, an industry report suggests, though threats remain.

Sadie Frost talks to BBC Breakfast about writing her autobiography, her relationship with her artist father, and being whisked away at an early age to a life of acting and modelling.

The replacement for GMTV, hosted by former BBC presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, debuts on television.

Severe disruption is expected on London's Underground network when the first in a series of strikes begins later.

Actors Bradley James and Anthony Head talk to BBC Breakfast about saving Camelot from peril in the new series of Merlin.

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

Severstal, Russia's largest steel producer, returned to profit in the last quarter, but missed analysts' expectations.

Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa opens a festival in his native country following a nine-month battle with throat cancer.

Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say.

Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle founds a new record label and will release her debut solo album, Insatiable, through Tesco supermarkets.

Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.

Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere

British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.

Afghanistan's central bank promises to back Kabul Bank as customers continue to take out their savings.

Stand-up comic Robert Schimmel, a regular guest on Conan O'Brian's show, has died following a car accident.

Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.

The actor Dominc Cooper talks to BBC Breakfast about his role in Tamara Drewe and intrigue in the countryside.