Shape up with Condi
How does the world's most powerful woman stay in shape? By hitting the gym at 4.30am every day. Julian Borger on the exercise regime Condoleezza Rice shared with the world.
The sceptic
Do we still need animal testing in medical research?
French farmer tells of shock at bird flu deaths
The first European farmer to be hit by an outbreak of bird flu has described how he was shocked to discover 400 of his flock of turkeys had dropped dead in one night.
So you think it’s cold here …
Nick Paton Walsh: The Russian winter may have stopped Hitler's army in its tracks, but it has done little for national temperament.
The sceptic
Do smoking bans work?
Smoke signals
Hélène Mulholland examines which MPs are likely to back a full smoking ban in tonight's vote.