Statins 'may help control multiple sclerosis'

Statins may be useful in treating advanced multiple sclerosis (MS), say UK researchers.

Early trial results in The Lancet show the cholesterol-lowering pills slow brain shrinkage in people with MS.

The University College London (UCL) scientists say large trials can now begin.

Malaysia missing plane: Relatives threaten hunger strike

Relatives of the Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have threatened a hunger strike if the Malaysian authorities fail to provide more accurate information.

Families vented their anger at a meeting with the airline in Beijing.

Officials in Malaysia say they are trying to narrow the search area, which now covers about 2.24m square nautical miles (7.68m sq km).

Nato jets to monitor Ukraine border

Nato is to deploy reconnaissance planes in Poland and Romania to monitor the Ukrainian crisis.

It gave the go-ahead for the flights on Monday, a Nato spokesman said.

"All Awacs [Airborne Warning and Control System] reconnaissance flights will take place solely over alliance territory," the official said.

How to learn like a memory champion

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For most of his 20s, Ed Cooke had been hovering around the

Russia 'demands surrender' of Ukraine's Crimea forces

Ukrainian defence sources have accused Russia's military of demanding the surrender of their forces in Crimea.

Russia's Black Sea Fleet chief Aleksander Vitko threatened a full assault if they did not surrender by dawn on Tuesday, the sources said.

However, Interfax news agency later