An experimental vaccine derived from tiny bits of tumour protein and involving a simple pinprick of the patient may prevent cancer from recurring, researchers believe.

Jessica Lynch, the former PoW whose capture and rescue from an Iraqi hospital made her a US celebrity, has signed a book deal that will put her on the way to becoming a millionaire.

CBS may have been wrong to raise the possibility of a TV movie while trying to bag an interview with former Iraq prisoner of war Jessica Lynch, the American broadcast giant has said.

It is unlikely that rescued PoW Jessica Lynch will ever remember what happened when her Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq and she was captured, her doctor said today.