Hurricane Sandy: 90 confirmed dead
The trail of destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy has left some 90 people dead and left thousands of people battling lack of electricity, transportation problems, severe flooding and now widespread fuel shortages in New York and New Jersey.
Jimmy Savile Inquiry: Freddie Starr released on bail
The Comedian Freddie Starr who was arrested by Police yesterday following claims that he molested an under-age girl in the 1970's.
Colin Duffy named in prison officer death
One of the two men who have been arrested in connection with the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer, David Black has been named as Irish republican Colin Duffy.
Hollande: Concrete acts 'Iran not pursuing nuclear arms'
French President Francois Hollande, has been commended by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is on a two day visit to France.
'Movember': Prostate and Testicular Cancer Awareness
If you notice more men than usual sporting beards or moustaches this month, then it could be because they are taking part in Movember.
New Heseltine report 'promotes growth and creation'
Lord Heseltine, the former Conservative Party deputy prime Minister will launch his No Stone Unturned report in Birmingham today which highlights 89 recommendations to help industry.
Savile abuse: 'Turned up at hospital with girls'
Terry Pratt a former Hospital Porter from Leeds General Hospital told the BBC about the suspicious behaviour of Jimmy Savile which he saw, while working at the Leeds Hospital.
Hurricane Sandy: Airports and Stock Exchange to open
New York, the city that never sleeps, is tentatively living up to its moniker today as it declares itself open for business and ready for action, after the devastating Hurricane Sandy that killed 22 people in New York alone.
Jimmy Savile: 'licked young women's arms' on Palace visits
As the abuse scandal surrounding Jimmy Savile focuses on the high profile connections and relationships the former presenter enjoyed, it was the turn of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's former Royal press officer, Dickie Arbiter, to speak out.
Two British troops killed by Afghan insider attack
Two British NATO soldiers have been shot dead in the Helmand province Afghanistan by a man wearing a local police uniform, according to the International Security Assistance Force.
Hurricane Sandy: Obama declares a major disaster
US President Barack Obama has declared a "major disaster in New York State and Long island as fires rage, subways, streets and now ground Zero are flooded, and power is cut to millions of homes.
Vietnam oppression: two songwriters jailed for 4 and 6 years
Amnesty International has detected a worrying new trend of oppression and a clamp down of free speech in Communist-run Vietnam after two songwriters, Tran Vu Anh Binh and Vo Minh Tri, were both convicted by a court in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hurricane Sandy: 16 reported dead
Hurricane Sandy hit New York with winds of 85mph,killing 16 people overnight, although figures are expected to be higher with reports of widespread injuries.
Hurricane Sandy heads for New York
Heavy rain and strong winds have now started lashing the northeast coast of the US as Hurricane Sandy hits the New York area.
UK Consumer Lending and Mortgages Up
Consumer lending in Britain rose at the fastest pace in nearly five years and new mortgage approvals grew faster than expected as the first signs of the economic recovery continue.
HMS Bounty: 17 crew rescued near Hurricane Sandy
As Hurricane Sandy hit the South Carolina's today, the unfortunate HMS Bounty - a replica of one of the most famous ships in the world - has had to be rescued 160 miles from the eye of the hurricane.
Indonesia Police arrest 11 over US Embassy terror plot
Indonesian police are continuing their investigation, following the arrests of 11 suspected militants in a series of coordinated raids across the country last week.
Hurricane Sandy: New York Evacuated
With Hurricane Sandy expected to make landfall either today or tomorrow on the US eastern seaboard .States of emergency have been declared in Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC and parts of North Carolina.
Police to arrest 12 'named' celebrities in Savile investigation
As the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal threw up allegations that Savile was part of an organised Paedophile ring.
'Bunga Bunga' Berlusconi jailed for four years for tax fraud
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in jail by a court in Milan for tax fraud.
Hurricane Sandy due to hit US East coast
As Hurricane Sandy, hammered Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahamas killing 20 people in its wake.
'Arms to Iran' Christopher Tappin to plead guilty
British man, Christopher Tappin, the retired businessman, who was accused of selling weapons parts to Iran, is to change his plea to guilty after reportedly reaching a deal with US prosecutors ahead of his US trial on the 1st November.
37 killed: 40 injured in suicide mosque bomb blast
A suicide bomb attack by a man wearing a police uniform, has killed 37 people and injured 40 more, many critical at a mosque in Maymana northern Afghanistan.
Three killed as Syrian Eid ceasefire broken
The first day of the UN-brokered Eid ceasefire has been broken already, with reports that three people have been killed by tank fire in the Syrian capital Damascus.
Savile Scandal: MP implicates 'senior aide with links to No 10'
As the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse allegations continue to rise. Questions are being asked if he was part of a much wider and select paedophile network of high profile individuals.
Microsoft launches new Windows 8 operating system
Microsoft latest version of its Windows operating system, simply called Windows 8, is finally going on sale around the world. Windows 8 represents a huge re-imagining of Microsoft's software, and for the first time focuses on touchscreen devices.
Ford to close two car factories with 1300 job losses
It is billed as the end of an era, as Ford has announced to trade union representatives that it will cease manufacturing cars in the UK after more than a hundred years. And close two of its factories in the UK.
UK economy growth 'strongest quarter in five years'
Promising figures posted today by the Office of National Statistics show that the UK economy grew 1% in the third quarter, according to official gross domestic product figures, which measures the value of everything produced in the country.
Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two British soldiers- a female soldier from 3 Medical Regiment and a Royal Marine from 40 Commando both serving with Task force Helmand have been killed in Afghanistan.
Louisiana KKK Racist Attack: Woman 'set herself alight'
The shocking story of 20 year old Sharmeka Moffitt who is in a critical condition in hospital, after alleging she had been set on fire by the Klu Klux Klan in Louisiana.