As many as seven professional football clubs are now embroiled in the growing child sex abuse scandal, with more than 20 ex-players alleging they were victims, the head of the players' union has said.

US SCIENTISTS have taken a significant step toward creating the first artificial life form by synthetically reproducing the DNA of a bacteria, according to a new study.

THE pioneer scientist who helped crack the human genome and a Nobel laureate last night announced plans to create a new life-form in a laboratory dish in an experiment that raises ethical and safety questions.