Clinic to test an IVF technique in which eggs develop in the womb, not the test-tube straight after fertilisation. UK trial for IVF womb technique

British people think their waist is slimmer than it actually is - raising fears that they miss a warning sign of diabetes. Brits ‘under-estimate waist size’

US officials want their puppet Iraqi government to agree to a long-term “status of forces agreement” that would give the US military “broad authority to conduct combat operations and guarantee civilian contractors specific legal protections from Iraqi law”, the January 25 New York Times reported. IRAQ: Iraq: US seeks deal for long-term occupation