Ferguson: Tyrone Harris in critical condition after police shoot-out on anniversary of Michael Brown death
Police describe shooting as "a tragedy for the family of this man and the officers involved."
David Conley murders six children and two adults in Texas home leading to police siege shootout
Gunfire was exchanged by Conley and law enforcement officials during a half hour-long stand-off.
Ferguson Missouri: Gunshots strike two people on anniversary of Michael Brown death
Police said the condition of the two people struck by the shots was unknown.
Calais crisis: A day in the life of migrants in the 'Jungle' preparing to cross into Britain [Video]
The days revolve around a nightly game of cat and mouse with French police.
Calais crisis: How migrants are willing to risk it all in a deadly gamble to reach Britain
After journeys of thousands of miles, migrants are willing to risk their lives to get to the UK.
Calais crisis: The faces of the Jungle's migrant population trying to reach the UK
Fifteen portraits of Calais migrants living in the Jungle and hoping to reach Britain.
Calais migrant crisis: Songs of Praise film show at church in so-called 'Jungle' camp
Producers for the BBC 1 show have been filming in the camp and from within its church.
London Cat Village: Capital's newest feline cafe refutes claims of poor kitten welfare
Questions over the animal's welfare arose over the arrival of three-week-old kittens.
Beijing 2022: Chinese winter Olympic anthem sounds like Frozen hit Let It Go
An analysis of the song has shown much more than just the melody is similar.
France: 40 Christian graves in Meuthe-et-Moselle desecrated by teenagers with 'gothic motives'
Destruction of the tombstones is the fifth act in the town by vandals since January.
Calais crisis: Criminals reap reward of rise in security by increasing people trafficking rates
Migrants will still attempt to cross the to the UK despite the increased rates and personal risk.
Jan Bennett: 67-year-old British woman 'raped, killed and set on fire' in Bulgaria
Local man identified as Ivan Georgiev was arrested on 1 August after police found his DNA at the scene.
Calais migrant crisis: 1,700 clash at Eurotunnel as French police officer injured in stand-off
This is the second time migrants have approached the tunnel in their hundreds since the crisis began.
Scotland: 'Crazed sword-wielding man' attacks policeman in claymore rampage
Ayrshire police have said officers responded to reports of a man carrying 'a large bladed weapon'.
Northern Ireland: Terrorists plant graveyard bomb targeting police in Strabane cemetery
The planting of the bomb follows increased nationalist activity in Northern Ireland.
Calais crisis: More than 600 migrants intercepted by French police in last 48 hours
Operator of train line between France and UK has been effectively under siege by migrants.
Cecil the lion: Six-month-old baby Daylen Brickly gets lifetime hunting licence
Daylen's mother Erica described her son's lifetime licence as "awesome".
Calais migrant crisis: Chaos costs Kent 'millions'
Severe delays are caused by policing measures in reaction to the migrant crisis.
Spain: Grandmother, 83, beats husband to death with crutches
Malaga OAP claimed that the man had 'fallen from the sofa'
Ben Fellows cleared of perverting the course of justice after accusing Ken Clarke of sex abuse
Fellows, 40, accused the Conservative MP of plying him with alcohol and then abusing him in 1994.
Mullah Omar: Taliban confirm death of leader and name Mullah Akhtar Mansour as his replacement
Mullah Akhtar Mansour had been Omar's long-term deputy.
Calais crisis: Home Office doesn't know UK migrant numbers after thousands storm Eurotunnel
Migrants have continued to break into the Channel Tunnel over the past 24 hours.
Alton Towers crash: Merlin reports revenue fall for theme park operator after Smiler accident
Operator said the decision to close Alton Towers had also impeded trading.
Driver of Glasgow bin lorry in crash which killed six lied about blackout history
58-year-old Harry Clarke, passed out at the wheel of a bus in 2010 and did not disclose the information.
Isis in Libya: Al-Qaeda affiliate releases IS-style propaganda of prisoners being lashed
The piece of grisly political theatre is taken directly from Isis's playbook.
Cannabis: Derbyshire, Dorset and Surrey police will no longer seek to arrest pot growers and smokers
News emerges after reports suggest that Durham's police will also be more lenient on marijuana users.
Army cuts: MoD reduces personnel by 20,000 three years ahead of schedule
Numbers have been cut by 20,000 far ahead of recommendations made in 2010.
Anti-Semitism: Majority of Jewish students in US and Canada feel victimised on campus
One third of the Jewish students polled said they had been verbally harassed because of their religion.
Caroline Starmer: Mother who said she was assaulted while breastfeeding in Primark charged by police
Police have confirmed Caroline Starmer is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on 24 August.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Libya's playboy heir to Muammar Gaddafi's demented regime
The faces Saif al-Islam presented were – like his father Colonel Gaddafi's – various and contradictory.
