Scientists in the United States say they have found a new family of spiders in the caves of California and Oregon - the first such discovery in North America for more than 140 years.
Gabby Scanlan from Lancaster was out celebrating her 18th birthday when she fell ill after drinking a liquid nitrogen cocktail.
Dad Nick Sireau explains why he quit his job in order to help find a cure for his two sons' degenerative disease - and succeeded.
Proposals to introduce new legislation which would pardon gay men convicted under historical gross indecency laws will be brought forward "in due course", the government says.
Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns dies aged 57 after suffering a cardiac arrest, his management says.
The new 12-sided £1 coin will appear from March - but you have until October to spend the old coins.
The prince says royals are doing it "for the greater good", in an interview with a US magazine.
Cladding on 600 high rises in England is tested, as Premier Inn admits concerns about three hotels.
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