Cannabis cultivation: Over 450,000 weed plants seized by UK police in 2014
One third of the UK has seen on average a 40% rise in home-grown plant seizures.
Isis in Libya: Islamic State militants kill two Eritrean migrants
IS killed the pair 'in cold blood' after stopping a truck full of African migrants.
US: House of Representatives blocks relaxation of travel ban to Cuba
Vote was a blow to the Obama administration, which is looking to normalise relations with Cuba.
HMRC: Error and fraud rates in tax credit system at all-time low
Error and fraud dropped from £2.27bn in 2010-11 to £1.26bn in 2013-14
Isis in Iraq: Hebrew prophet's tomb faces destruction by Islamic militants
Nahum Elkoshi's 2,700-year-old tomb lies inside one of the last remaining synagogues in Iraq.
Legal highs: Two new psychoactive drugs detected every week
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs said it had found 101 new 'legal highs' this year.
Republican nomination 2016: Rick Perry announces second bid for presidency
The former Texas governor is to formally announce his candidacy in Dallas.
Egypt: Two police officers shot and killed at the Giza Pyramids
Gunmen on a motorbike shot at the security officials and fled the scene.
Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari travels to Niger to discuss Boko Haram strategy
After one day in Niger, Buhari will continue on to Chad to garner further support
Alton Towers crash: Teenage couple on tragic date named as Joe Pugh and Leah Washington
Teenagers remain in hospital after disaster on The Smiler at Alton Towers but extent of their injuries are not known.
Mediterranean migrant crisis: SNP attacks David Cameron for 'stain on conscience of Europe'
SNP MP Angus Robertson was critical of Cameron's government during the first PMQ's of the parliament.
Lieutenant Gareth Jenkins: Royal Marine who collapsed in training on Dartmoor named
Lt. Jenkins died during the 30-mile "march at speed" in Dartmoor
Leicester City sex tape scandal: Thai owners of club face growing pressure over racist orgy
The team's Thai owners and sponsors have been asked to examine their role in the scandal.
Oxford: Thames Valley Police arrest 9 men for child sex offences in dawn raids
The raids were made as a part of Thames Valley Police's Sabaton Operation.
Indian president Pranab Mukherjee and Swedish royals unharmed in official convoy crash
The dignitaries' convoy was involved in a traffic accident in the Swedish town of Uppsala.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon warns of second Scottish independence referendum in wake of EU Brexit
In her first speech as SNP leader in Brussels, Sturgeon said a Brexit would cause a backlash in Scotland
Pop-up 'Pestaurant' serving scorpions, locusts and mealworms to arrive in Cardiff
The event is hosted by Rentokil with similar pop-ups in 11 countries around the world
London: Bobby Heath in court for 'stealing his barrister's phone' during previous hearing
Heath allegedly stole the phone during a court appearance.
Adolf Eichmann: Holocaust mastermind was secretly visited by wife in Israeli prison
Israel allowed wife of Hitler's Holocaust henchman to see him for the last time in Ramle Prison, Tel Aviv.
Isis in Iraq: Mass Humvee suicide bombing kills 35 soliders as Ramadi counter attack stalls
Attack in Anbar province is another sign of the slowing counter-attack by Iraqi government forces.
US: Gun rights groups NRA and GOA launch fierce backlash on Barack Obama firearm regulation plans
Powerful US gun lobby groups mobilise to block Obama's second attempt at passing gun legislation
