British peace activist Tom Hurndall, who was left in a coma after he was shot by an Israeli soldier, has died.

Iraq - An American army helicopter was shot down near the militantly nationalist town of Fallujah yesterday, the third to be downed by guerrillas in the area in two weeks.

At least 30 new diseases are expected to appear over the next three decades as a result of environmental disruption, global warming and behavioural change, the Royal Society warned yesterday.