The car was originally built from aluminium, but became the first mass-production vehicle with a fibreglass body in the 1950s.

BBC: Robin factory grinds to a halt

Thalidomide works, in part, by blocking the production of tumour necrosis factor-alpha, a biochemical which promotes inflammation in the body.

ECONOMIST: Thalidomide

And since D-serine is so rare, researchers hope drugs that thwart its production won't have unwanted effects elsewhere in the body.

FORBES: Repairing The Brain

And both target men with prostate cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body or returned despite treatment designed to hamper testosterone production.

FORBES: Connect

The situation with oil workers taken hostage in Algeria puts a "dark cloud" over the country's production, an international energy body has said.

BBC: Algeria oil industry: 'Dark cloud' over production

The industry body said that meant that production for the year so far was 4.4% higher than in 2010.

BBC: Car production rises 11% in August, says SMMT