Food outlets in parts of a London borough have the worst hygiene standards out of more than 2,000 postcodes, according to a Which?…
Around 600 Afghan interpreters are to be offered the chance to settle in Britain after an apparent coalition rethink.
The Phoenix jury that convicted Jodi Arias of brutally and cruelly killing her ex-boyfriend is now deciding whether she should die…
Britain's number one tennis player Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open due to a persistent back injury.
Uriah Heep and Spiders From Mars bassist Trevor Bolder has died from cancer, aged 62.
Microsoft has debuted its new Xbox One, announcing that the company's first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive…
Plans to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales have cleared the House of Commons with a majority of 205.
The woman guilty of killing her ex-boyfriend has told the jury in charge of her fate why she should be spared the death penalty.
Tim Cook has said Apple complies with the spirit and the letter of the law and denied the firm's tax regime is a "sham".
Victims of the Oklahoma tornado have been reunited with treasured photographs and keepsakes after they were posted on Facebook.
The French actor Gerard Depardieu has said that Chechnya is not to blame for the Boston bombings because the suspects were brought…
A 78-year-old French far-right historian shot himself in the head at the altar of the Notre Dame cathedral after calling for a "sp…
The chief executive of the NHS, Sir David Nicholson, has announced he will retire next year.
President Barack Obama says Americans will support victims of the Oklahoma tornado by "opening our homes and hearts to those in ne…
Russia has demanded answers over what it claims was an "outrageous" theft of votes from its Eurovision entry on Saturday.
Lord Tebbit has suggested that gay marriage laws could lead to a lesbian queen giving birth to an heir through artificial insemina…
The mother of a 20-month-old child found dead at a house in Oxfordshire is wanted by police on suspicion of her murder.
Police are investigating after a driver apparently boasted on Twitter that she had knocked over a cyclist.
New pictures and a video of a homeless man whose face was almost chewed off in a horrifying attack in Miami last year have been re…
Expert witnesses have told jurors in the trial of Mark Bridger, who is accused of murdering April Jones, that bone fragments taken…
An elderly woman whose home was destroyed by the Oklahoma tornado found her pet dog among the rubble during a live TV interview.
Apple CEO Tim Cook will be questioned about the company's use of Irish affiliates to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income…
Seven children drowned in a pool of water at an elementary school as they sheltered from the monster tornado which hit Oklahoma, o…
David Cameron has tried to smooth relations with angry Tory members, insisting that he would never have anyone close to him who "s…
A Burmese python measuring nearly 19ft has been captured in South Florida.
British outsourcing group G4S says its chief executive will step down after a string of high-profile setbacks and a profit warning…
Highstreet giant Marks and Spencer has announced a pre-tax annual profit of £665.2m on sales growth of 1.3%.
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have had a second son.
The family of a woman who was strangled after being left in the clutches of a convicted murderer plan to sue the police over a cat…
Researchers estimate nearly half of cot death cases could be prevented if parents only brought children into their beds for comfor…