| Cancer risk 'can be doubled' by taknig drugs to fight bone thinning |
 Hundreds of thousands of women taking drugs to combat bone thinning could be doubling their risk of cancer of the oesophagus, warn British researchers. |
| American Bethany Storro burned when acid-like liquid thrown at her face |
 Bethany Storro recalled the moment a woman approached her and said 'Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?' - before throwing acid into her face. |
| Girl, four, weighing just 15 pounds, found dead in 'filthy' New York apartment |
 Marchella Pierce had marks on her ankles that were consistent with being tied up, officers said. Detectives are now questioning the child's mother, 30-year-old Carlotta Pierce (left) and grandmother. |
| Hurricane Earl: Fears as forecasters say storm could move inland |
 Winds gusting up to 125mph were expected to lash the north-east of the U.S. as Hurricane Earl grew larger than California and was due to hit the mainland. |
| Grade gap is biggest among white pupils as better-off children surge ahead |
 White youngsters are more likely to leave school either well-educated or poorly-educated with fewer in between, research suggests. |
| How regional dialects are spreading around the UK thanks to Facebook and Twitter |
 Language experts have found the increased speed at which people communicate on social networking sites means they are more likely to lapse into colloquialisms. |
| Tony Blair book: Gushing tributes to Barrack Obama and George W Bush in memoirs U.S. version |
 Tony Blair's introduction in the U.S. edition of his book has described American presidents as occupying 'Olympian heights' and says that the memoir is as much about the country as it is a history of his time as PM. |
| Health fear over metal in formula milk as researchers discover up to 40 times more aluminium than breast milk |
 Traces of the metal in milk were found to be much higher than is legally allowed in water, according to scientists, with one brand containing more than 800 micrograms per litre. |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab: Firm joins forces with Google to take on Apple's iPad |
 The Tab is being viewed as the first serious rival to Apple’s dominance of the new market for ‘slate-type’ devices. |
| Quarter of primary schools have no male teachers: Fears over vanishing role models as trend worsens |
 Staff rooms at 4,700 primaries are solely populated by women - 150 more than last year. And just one man under the age of 25 works in a state-run nursery. |