Search and Rescue Operations Continue in Houston

A a metre of rain fell on Houston over the weekend and more is expected, turning main roads into rivers and making it impossible to move around other than by boat. Some two thousand people have been rescued.

The farming town of Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa is expected to come to a standstill today for the court appearance of five men linked to a strange and grisly case of cannibalism. Last week one of the men involved walked into a police station with part of a leg and arm in his arms - and told an officer‚ 'I'm tired of eating human flesh."

A new possible 'wonder drug'", which could prevent thousands of heart attacks and deaths from cancer. Sounds what we've all been waiting for. It's been hailed as the biggest breakthrough since statins - statins are medicines which can help lower blood cholesterol.