Experiencing Iran at a potentially devastating moment in history
As Dr Hassan Rouhani steps up to lead Iran, will his election make a real difference to a country where its security services truly hold the real power?
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The city of San Pedro Sula in Honduras is reported to be the most dangerous place on earth outside conflict zones – with three murders every day. Filmmaker Guillermo Galdos reports for Channel 4 News.
Moors murderer Ian Brady tells a mental health tribunal he is not psychotic and symptoms are “method acting”, as he bids to be moved from hospital to prison. But he adds: “I know I am in until death.”
As Dr Hassan Rouhani steps up to lead Iran, will his election make a real difference to a country where its security services truly hold the real power?
Monday witnessed the first public sighting for nearly 50 years of the serial killer Ian Brady, grey haired, wearing dark glasses and a tube running from his nose which is used to force feed him.
The American author AM Homes beats Hilary Mantel and Zadie Smith to the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her sixth novel, May We Be Forgiven.
Ketamine has been described as the drug of choice for this generation, but it’s doing irreversible damage to users’ bodies, writes Cordelia Lynch.
After years of disappointments and failures, scientists are again talking not just about vaccines but even a cure.
A new gene therapy technique could prove to be a powerful weapon in the war against influenza, according to a new study.
As two men remain in hospital under police guard following an fatal attack on a man in south east London, an eyewitness describes the dramatic scenes to Channel 4 News.
Frankie Dettori’s cocaine revelations have caused many a ripple in racing – but the issue that really matters is the extent to which horses are doped with performance-enhancing drugs.
Is the coalition right when it claims that, despite spending increases, reoffending rates have barely changed? And does it justify selling off much of the probation service to the private sector?
The latest outbreak of bird flu in China is “one of the most lethal viruses we’ve yet had to face” say experts, who warn it could pose a real global threat to human populations.
Can the president of the United Arab Emirates diplomatically handle the British allegations of torture that threaten to derail his visit?
More than a million people will have dementia by 2021 – but at the moment it can be slow and difficult to diagnose. That’s what a new testing system hopes to improve.
Millionaire businessman James McCormick faces jail after being convicted of selling phoney bomb detectors to the military, police forces and government around the world.