Russian pupils draw Putin as a sun god, a giant and an astronaut
Russian children have been invited to reimagine their leader in a drawing contest organised to coincide with forthcoming national elections.
Footage released of Republican senator caught with child prostitute on police camera
Police have released footage of disgraced Republican Oklahoma Senator Ralph Shortey being interrogated shortly after he was discovered in a motel room with a child prostitute.
Heartbroken mother warns of fentanyl-laced fake Xanax pills flooding the US
Carrie Luther's son Tosh Ackerman took a Xanax to help him sleep in 2015. However, it contained fentanyl and he never woke up. Fentanyl-laced Xanax also killed rapper Lil Peep.
Policeman's daughter chopped up boyfriend's corpse at home - but insists he was already dead
Police believe that Anastasia Onegina may have killed Dmitry Sinkevich when a Satanic sex game went wrong at their flat on 11 February.
Suspicious package containing white powder sent to Houses of Parliament, Westminster
The Metropolitan Police are investigating an "incident" inside the House of Parliament in Westminster on 13 February. Sources suggest they are dealing with a suspicious package.
RAF helicopter pilot 'strangled his squadron leader lover'
Flight Lieutenant Timothy Barry was living with Sarah Seddon when the alleged incident took place at their home near RAF Benson in Oxfordshire
Car drags dog down the road in shocking viral video from Argentina
Juan Carlos Rios has been vilified after footage showed him dragging a dog down the road from his car in Las Termas, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Trump defends two staffers who resigned after domestic violence allegations
Donald Trump voiced his dissatisfaction with the treatment of Rob Porter and David Sorensen who resigned from the White House this week amid accusations of domestic abuse.
Double-decker crash: 'Grumpy driver' flips bus in Hong Kong killing 18
It is the bloodiest bus accident in Hong Kong for nearly 15 years. Pictures show firefighters dragging bodies from the overturned vehicle.
Scout leader disguised as teenage girl tricked boys into webcam sex acts
Richard Papworth, 26, posed as a sexually adventuress young woman online, filling out his top so it looked like he had women's breasts.
'Red skin' homework sparks 'kick in the gut' outrage at California school
Parents and children at Stonegate Elementary School were distressed to find a 20-question English exercise that included sentences using phrases with colonial overtones.
Jermaine Pennant fired after webcam sex show with glamour model wife
Former Liverpool star Jermaine Pennant is reported to have been caught taking part in an online sex show with his glamour model wife Alice Goodwin.
Weinstein scandal: "Broken' producer kills herself after 'slanderous' claims she was an 'enabler'
Jill Messick was Rose McGowan's manager in 1997 - when the actress claims she was raped by Weinstein.
Teen hid massive Samurai sword down his trousers as police swooped
Mucktar Khan and Joshua Eduardo have been jailed at Inner London Crown Court after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police's Trident unit.
New York police land a huge catch of fentanyl hidden in fish fillets
NYPD finds 4kg of deadly opioid drug inside fish and chilli packages in a cool box during vehicle search.
Grenfell Tower conman who invented dead family for £12,500 jailed
Serial convict Anh Nhu Nguyen posed as a survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire to claim charitable donations. He was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court.
BoE deputy says stock market turmoil is not the start of a new financial crisis
BoE Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent calms frayed nerves following a volatile week on the stock markets.
11-year-old girl critical after multiple stabbing by 'male relative' in Wolverhampton
An 11-year-old girl is in a critical condition after allegedly being stabbed multiple times by a 51-year-old male relative, West Midlands Police said.
24-Hour Challenge: Viral craze where kids hide overnight in shops and warehouses slammed by police
The 24-Hour Challenge is the latest viral contest to be glamourise dangerous and potentially deadly behaviour among young people.
Student flushed her emotional support hamster down the toilet 'under instruction of Spirit Airlines'
Belen Aldecosea said she had previously checked twice with Spirit Airlines that she could board the plane with Pebbles – a dwarf hamster medically acknowledged as an emotional support animal.
Plagiarism software finds Shakespeare plays borrowed heavily from 16th century text
Academic detectives uncover A Brief Discourse of Rebellion and Rebels by George North as source for much of the Bard's work.
Arcade Circus child abuse ring: 127 charges against burlesque star and her family
Seven members of the Arcade Circus in Western Australia face a total of 127 charges including kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault of a child and making child pornography.
Young mum who took starved baby's decaying corpse to hospital deemed fit to face murder charge
Lovily Johnson, 22, charged with first-degree murder and first-degree child abuse following the death of her son Noah Edward Johnson in July 2017.
Commuter who lost his legs falling through platform gap sues train firm for £2m
Matthew Robinson slipped through "significant" gap as he got off Stansted Express train at Bishop's Stortford station. Operating company Abellio faces legal action.
Saudi dad burns son's genitals with iron as punishment for being sexually abused by neighbours
A Saudi Arabian father reportedly punished his son for being the victim of a sexual assault by burning his genitals with an iron.
Fraternity's 'pig roast' sex contest to bed the biggest woman uncovered at elite US university
The leadership at Cornell University, an Ivy League institution, have condemned the actions of some Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity members during a 2017 hazing intitiaion.
Brit pensioner 'child abuser' caught by Spanish police at Benidorm holiday resort
Dennis Batty was detained near at a holiday resort near Benidorm. Police in Alicante swooped on Batty five months after a UK court issued a European arrest warrant.
North Korea brews craft beer because Kim Jong-un hates 'tasteless' lager from the South
The North Korean government has launched a new beer with an "exclusive" recipe after leader Kim Jong-un lambasted the quality of imported lager from its neighbours in the South.
North Korean video game 'Yankee Mopping-up Operation' a hit with the kids, says state media
North Koreans lucky enough to own a mobile phone can play patriotic shoot-'em-up as propaganda war moves into video games.
Super-strong 'Tesla' ecstasy hospitalises children prompting schools alert in Yorkshire
The orange "Tesla"-stamped tablets are reported to each contain 240mg of MDMA – around double the current UK average.
