A man arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse has told police that a ghost did it.

Fuel tanker drivers ended their four-day strike over pay today ahead of fresh talks aimed at averting another walk-out this weekend.

The Scottish firm involved in the cloning of Dolly the sheep was tonight ‘‘fairly confident’’ it would avoid a cash crisis because of a lack of investment.

Scientists have succeeded in turning skin into heart muscle by re-winding the genetic clock in cells.