Brendan Cole

British comedian James Corden has faced condemnation for his jokes about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, leading to criticism from actress Rose McGowan.

Vietnamese children rescued from traffickers are feared and placed in council care are feared to have fallen back into the hands of slave masters.

Speculation that North Korea has carried out a nuclear test has followed an earthquake detected in an area where previous tests have taken plac, north-east of Sungjibaegam.

US president Donald Trump 'will meet the Queen after all' when he comes to Europe in 2018 despite attempts to downgrade his visit which was first offered to him a state one.

The 'White Widow' Sally Jones, 50, who was a recruiter for Isis has been killed in a drone strike near the Syrian border, the Sun has reported. She was Britain's most wanted woman.

Social media users vent on Twitter after glitch forces outage of Facebook and Instagram.Facebook said they were "working to get things back to normal".

UK chancellor Philip Hammond said he would not spend billions to prepare Britain in the event of a hard Brexit saying he had a duty to be "realistic".

Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie say Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed them in the 1990s as mogul faces more lurid claims about his 'casting couch' behaviour.

Raging fires have killed at least 10 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in California with a state of emergency declared in eight counties.

Ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott has told London think tank the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) that climate change 'is probably doing good'.

London police are hunting a for a gang of six robbers who raided the Mappin & Webb jewellery store in Regent Street before making off on a single moped.

The UN pulls out staff from two districts in Malawi after mob attacks on people accused of vampirism left at least five dead.

Hollywood mogul was ousted from the board of directors.

Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has said in a Spanish documentary that on independence, if Madrid does not respond positively, "we will do what we have come here to do".

Theresa May has been urged to sack the chancellor Philip Hammond and leave in place the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson.

US vice president Mike Pence walks out of NFL game between San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts after players take to their knee during anthem.

Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock booked hotels overlooking two other music festivals it emerged, while his girlfriend reportedly claimed he suffered from mental health symptoms.

The Home Secretary Amber Rudd has backed Theresa May to stay as prime minister as the fallout continues from her disastrous conference speech.

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein says sorry after claims of sexual harassment but will sue the New York Times for defamation.

The National Rifle Association says there should be restrictions on the rapid fire device of bump-stocks, used by the Las Vegas massacre gunman

Theresa May could be ousted as PM by Christmas as she is left 'distraught' following conference speech.

Records show Las Vegas mass killer Stephen Paddock had been given 50 tablets of the drug Valium which experts say can lead to psychosis and aggression.

Glee actor Mark Salling has admitted possession of child pornography while prosecutors are seeking a jail term of between four and seven years.

North East Somerset MP Jacob Rees Mogg describes the Tory conference rallies as like those held in North Korea.

Yahoo says all three billion user accounts were hit in a hack earlier in the year, three times more than previously thought. The company was sold to Verizon in June.

Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont tells the BBC that his government will declare independence from Spain in a few days after the referendum result.

Penny Junor said Camilla Shand was fed up with the philandering of Andrew Parker Bowles'.

Speculation has also been sparked over Home Secretary Amber Rudd's Number 10 ambitions.

Earlier reports, later corrected, said that the rock star had died.