Helen Pidd

Some detectives in India still swear by the so-called process of narcoanalysis, despite India’s highest court’s ruling that it was unreliable.

Testimony and evidence given in the Anders Breivik shooting spree trial has left victims shocked and cold. He also detonated a bomb.

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have drawn up a package to counter debt crisis — but refuse to reveal details.

A €10 000 reward is being offered in Germany for the safe return of a cow called Yvonne.

Teachers campaign to abolish German cursive script.

Hmm. White bikes: not sure. Do they need a wash after every outing, like a white blouse?

Smokers in Iceland might be able to get their fix only from pharmacies — and only with a script.

Plans have been laid for a complete nuclear shutdown in just 10 years, writes <b>Helen Pidd</b>.

Germans are already "chillen" in their downtime, "surfen" the internet and, when they leave a nightclub, they may go on to "ein afterparty".

They have weighed down satchels, been hurled across classrooms and defaced with lewd graffiti by schoolchildren across the ages. But the humble textbook looks to be going the way…

British housewives spend almost half of their free time online, far more than the average around the world, according to a study.

Along with echinacea, vitamin C is either heroically good for you or ineffectual, depending on the study.

Helen Pidd reports on the British Fashion Council’s message of tolerance, health and understanding.

Some of the world’s leading food manufacturers have begun marketing to children on social networking websites and internet chat rooms. Since new rules imposed by the British…