The full uninterrupted grave of a Cistercian abbot has been discovered by archaeologists at the ruins of Furness Abbey, one of Britain's most influential medieval monasteries.

The last day of bomb disposal expert Olaf Schmid's life was fraught with tension and danger. Channel 4 News maps his final hours as he took on Afghanistan's enemy IEDs, often with his bare hands.

As a scheme which helps youngsters learn through sport faces funding cuts, Channel 4 News looks at how it works and the benefits it has had so far.

Funding for Playing for Success, an initiative aimed at improving children's literacy, numeracy and ICT grades through sport, will end this year. Channel 4 News investigates the potential impact.

Exclusive: Barack Obama repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on openly gay US soldiers this week. Channel 4 News reveals two former British personnel were offered MoD compensation for their cases.

A UN senior official tells Channel 4 News if CIA personnel are operating drone strikes in Pakistan, they could be prosecuted for murder and war crimes if humanitarian laws are violated.

Following the arrest of Mike Hancock MP's assistant researcher Katia Zatuliveter, a former intelligence officer tells Channel 4 News about the ways the Russians use intelligence agents in the UK.

Just ten months after the devastating earthquake, Channel 4 News reports from cholera-hit Haiti as the country is put on high alert for Tropical Storm Tomas.

A human rights group claims cyber attack knocked it offline following the release of an alleged torture video. An international security expert tells Channel 4 News this attack lacks "sophistication".

Exclusive: a lawyer tells Channel 4 News there could be evidence of war crimes in the Iraq logs made public by WikiLeaks which contain records of fighters being killed as they try to surrender.