A rare fungus discovered near a former Edinburgh war hospital may have been unwittingly brought to the area by World War One soldiers.

African tigerfish have been filmed catching swallows in flight by scientists.

A survey of 100 big employers in the UK suggests they are planning to take on more new graduates this year.

British pair Laura Robson and Heather Watson are both knocked out on the opening day of the Australian Open.

An Afghan girl tells the BBC how her family ordered her to wear a suicide vest and attack a police checkpoint in Helmand province.

A man who ate another man's flesh in the Central African Republic tells the BBC he did so as revenge for the murders of family members.

A state memorial service for Israel's former PM Ariel Sharon, who died on Saturday aged 85, begins amid heavy security in Jerusalem.

The final episode of BBC One drama Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, is enthusiastically praised by TV critics.