Liam Heylin A 42-year-old man went on trial today on charges of raping a 30-year-old woman even though she died a year after the alleged offences.

An accounting expert has denied being confused about “labyrinthine” accounting standards while giving evidence at the trial of four former bankers accused of conspiring to mislead investors.

Scientists and doctors argued publicly today over whether cloning is a sound science or an error-prone process that could produce abnormal embryos.