South African police humiliate gay lovers in viral video
Two policemen in South Africa are accused of homophobic attack on a gay couple found having sex in a car.
Katie Hopkins detained in South Africa for inciting racial hatred
Katie Hopkins claims she has been detained at a Johannesburg Airport and had her passport confiscated on grounds of inciting racial hatred.
Duterte bulldozes 20 sports cars worth $1.2m in message to Philippine smugglers
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte ordered the destruction of 20 sports cars worth $1.2m (£860,000), which had been smuggled into the country illegally.
Teen model fell from cryptocurrency trader's balcony high on drugs – but was she already dead?
Model Ivana Smit was found dead at the Persiaran Capsquare block in Kuala Lumpu, Malaysia. Ditch authorities believe her death may have been suspicious.
Vaping is 95% safer than smoking and doesn't get kids hooked, claims Public Health England
E-cigarettes are overwhelmingly healthier than tobacco smoke, and there is little evidence to suggest they act as a gateway for young people who then progress to smoking, PHE said.
Paedophile nurse found with child porn images escapes jail but is banned from medicine
Lee Mousley was working for Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust when police searched his home in March 2016 and found a horde of indecent images on his computer.
Inside the Welsh terraced house that shipped fentanyl around the world in dark web operation
Inside the Welsh drugs 'lab' in Newport where 25-year-old Kyle Enos ran a sophisticated import/export business using bitcoin on the dark web.
Teen 'dropped in boiling cauldron' during witch carnival in Germany
Police in the Black Forest have identified suspects alleged to have pulled her out of a crowd of spectators and carried her over to the cauldron but the joke went wrong.
Esmond Bradbury-Martin: Undercover ivory investigator stabbed to death at home in Kenya
Former UN envoy for rhino conservation Esmond Bradbury-Martin had been major player in fight against illegal trade in horns and ivory.
Teenage rappers knifed drug dealer to death outside south London flats
Dval Doh, 16, and Felou Abadji, 19, have been jailed for the manslaughter of Adam Chambers, 30, in Woolwich on 13 June 2017.
White nationalist activity in American universities spikes by 260% under Donald Trump
White supremacist groups stepped up their efforts on US university campuses by more than 250% last year, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) claimed.
Watch paedophile doctor Larry Nassar get rushed by traumatised father in US courtroom
Randall Margraves charged at Larry Nassar during the disgraced doctor's sentencing hearing but was restrained by courtroom staff.
Finsbury Park mosque attacker Darren Osborne is a 'terrorist', judge says as he is jailed for life
Finsbury Park attacker Darren Osborne, who killed a man when he drove a van into a group of Muslim worshippers, has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 43 years.
Manchester student in critical condition after falling from 3rd floor balcony
18-year-old fighting for his life after air ambulance rescue at Northenden Campus in south of Manchester.
French helicopter crash: Five dead as army aircraft collide over Var
Five people have been killed after two military helicopters collided in the south of France, local media report.
Seven Labrador puppies buried alive and killed in Spain
Spanish police are investigating three people in connection with the killing of seven puppies after an entire litter of newborns were buried in Murcia region.
Paedophile filmed girl performing sex act on her brother for explicit viral video
Daniel Norton met the girl on a dating website and persuaded her to send him photos and videos of ever more degrading acts, Southampton Crown Court heard.
Two heavily pregnant woman die of fentanyl overdoses
Janie Lovejoy died in bathroom of mother's Pennsylvania home after injecting morphine and fentanyl mix.
Girlfriends 'forced kids to eat dog faeces during months of imprisonment and beatings'
Amanda R. Wright and Besline Joseph face multiple child abuse charges in relation to the treatment of three children in Maryland State.
50 suspected Isis fighters have landed in Italy, Interpol warns
50 battle-hardened Isis fighters feared to have entered Italy and may be attempting to infiltrate other parts of Europe, Interpol has warned.
Emmanuel Macron condemns violent anti-Semitic attack on boy, 8, in Paris
Emmanuel Macron has condemned a violent anti-Semitic attack against an eight-year-old boy in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles, known as "Little Jerusalem".
Brexit outcome studies to be released by government, pending Commons vote
Downing Street says the Government will release the impact studies that found the UK would be worse off in any post-Brexit scenario.
Conservationist and forest ranger killed by Cambodian government forces with ties to illegal loggers
A forest ranger, a policeman and a conservationist have been shot dead by members of the Cambodian army with ties to illegal logging.
Police dogs at risk of fentanyl overdose are now carrying the opioid antidote
US police forces are equipping canine units with an opioid antidote because sniffer dogs are overdosing on fentanyl, a super-strength synthetic opioid.
Half of cannabis smokers have been to work stoned
Nearly half of cannabis users in US states where the drug has been legalised have gone to work stoned, according to a survey.
20 million opioid pills shipped to town of 3,000 people in US overdose capital
Drug wholesalers supplied 10.2m hydrocodone pills and 10.6m oxycodone pills to two pharmacies in Williamson over 10 years.
Teenager ate laundry pods for internet fame and burnt out stomach and lungs
Teenage Tide Pod challenger saved from cardiac arrest after silly video stunt goes horribly wrong. Detergent manufacturer repeats warning.
Grenfell fire: Pensioner has heart attack after returning to bedsit
Winston Dowarris was left traumatised from watching the neighbouring tower go up in flames on 14 June 2017. He spoke to a childhood friend trapped inside the building, who later died.
Kim Jong-un has blown his inheritance on missiles and needs help from South Korea
Kim Jong-un has nearly emptied an important "slush fund" inherited from his father with recent nuclear and missile tests designed to scare Donald Trump
Three musicians killed by fentanyl overdose at the same Kent house within five days
Kent musicians Joshua Lambert-Price, 22, James Truscott, 25, and Maximum Martin, 35, each overdosed on fentanyl, the super-strength pain killer that killed pop legend Prince.