Italy's top criminal court has said its decision to order a retrial of Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the murder of Meredith …
The father of a teenager who was killed by a train in a suspected suicide pact with a school friend has said his son was a "happy …
A man accused of abducting a schoolgirl wept in court as he was described as "one of the most gifted teachers".
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner has landed safely after being diverted when pilots were made aware of a potential oil filter problem.
Families of British soldiers killed fighting in Iraq have won the right to bring damages claims against the Government.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans has been arrested on suspicion of three more counts of indecent assault.
A £175,000-a-year NHS boss dressed up as Superman and danced through a hospital for a motivational video that has divided viewers…
The US government's sweeping surveillance programmes have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, the director of the National S…
The name of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's newborn baby girl has reportedly been revealed by a nurse at Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai…
The UK is expected to bask in the hottest temperatures of the year so far today, forecasters have predicted.
Senior officials at an NHS watchdog have been accused of a cover-up after destroying their own report into a hospital maternity un…
Girl Guides will no longer pledge their devotion to God when they join the organisation, it has been announced.
A new criminal offence punishing bankers for "reckless misconduct" while running their institutions is the centrepiece of proposal…
A man has been jailed for life for the murder of Irishwoman Jill Meagher in Melbourne, Australia.
Major supermarkets and food manufacturers are introducing a new traffic light labelling system to help people make healthier choic…
Young people trapped by high property prices face having to save for up to 30 years before they can afford a deposit on their firs…
Investigators with jackhammers and shovels have been digging under a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster who is…
A "popular and well-liked" British teenager has died after apparently plunging 10 floors from a hotel balcony while on holiday in …
US authorities are offering a $65,000 reward in their renewed effort to track down suspects in the unsolved 2008 bombing of a US m…
Police are investigating a break-in at actress Helen Flanagan's home which left her "very shaken" but unharmed.
A man has been charged over the cruise ship death of his ex-wife - seven years after her body was found off the Italian coast.
After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance - standing stil…
Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood but there was no crime and the injuries are not life-threatening, poli…
Abu Qatada could be removed from the UK by the end of the week after the King of Jordan approved a new treaty designed to prompt t…
US representatives could meet with the Taliban in Doha within days after the Islamist group opened a "political office" in the Qat…
G8 leaders have agreed to work towards peace talks to end the Syrian civil war but their statement stopped short of demanding Pres…
A teenage boy and girl from the same school have died after being hit by a high-speed train in Hertfordshire.
The site where archaeologists and historians believe Pocahontas rescued Captain John Smith from death will be preserved under a ne…
An alleged Nazi war criminal has been charged with his role in organising the deportation of more than 12,000 Jews to death camps.
Indian officials have launched an investigation into Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan over reports he knows he and his wife are havin…