One violent death every minute as global homicide rate rises for first time in a decade
Over half a million people were the victims of murder, war and other forms of lethal violence, Small Arms Survey finds.
Woman sues doctor who operated on her while taking a telephone Spanish exam
Mary Edwards claims she suffered "severe emotional distress" when Dr Eric Fishman remedied her varicose vein while taking a Spanish exam on the phone from Westmed Medical Group.
Denmark could send failed asylum seekers to live on desert islands
Immigration minister Inger Stojberg open to plan that would move hundreds of foreigners to camps on Danish islands.
Killer driver jailed for three years despite using legal hands-free phone kit
Samantha Ayres, 34, was driving on the wrong side of the road when she hit motorcyclist David Kirk, 26, near Lincoln. She had been chatting hands-free for 27 minutes.
Student killed roommate in drunken argument about fast food
Kendal Scheid pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after taking the life of Duncan Unternaher – his roommate at the University of Akron campus in Ohio.
'I want to kill children' writes 'loving Christian' teacher during reading class
Eighth grade teacher Kris Burghart takes leave from Stuart Middle School in Commerce City, Colorado, pending investigation.
Little foot: Oldest human ancestor skeleton recovered from South African cave
The oldest complete skeleton of a human ancestor – Little Foot – has been unveiled after a painstaking 20 year excavation at Sterkfontein Caves in Gauteng.
Animal sanctuary boss killed thousands of cats and dogs with slow and painful poison
Carmen Marin euthanised 2,200 animals under her care – despite claiming not to put animals down at the facility in Costa del Sol, Spain.
Police find enough opioids to kill 220,000 people during routine traffic stop
An Ohio police officer found 439 grams of fentanyl – the deadly synthetic pain killer that killed pop star Prince – in a vehicle allegedly driven by a man suspended from driving.
Republican senator with child prostitute in motel room caught on police camera
Ralph Shortey has since resigned from the Oklahoma senate and pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking – he faces between ten years and life in prison for his crime.
IT guy threw £74m of Bitcoin in the bin – now he's offering the council a cut if they help find it
Newport IT worker James Howells was one of the earliest adopters of Bitcoin: he amassed 7,500 Bitcoins back in February 2009 when they were worth less than $1.
200 UK paedophiles busted in just one week by 'Britain's FBI'
Some 192 suspected paedophiles were arrested in just one week during a UK-wide operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA), sometimes referred to as Britain's FBI.
Islamic hate preacher's armed robber son released from prison six years early
Imran Mostafa, the son of Abu Hamza, has been released from a British prison after serving less than half of his 11-year sentence for armed robbery.
Online bullies troll parents of teen, 13, who hung herself after school bullying
Rosalie Avila's parents found her hanging in her bedroom. They say their daughter, who dreamed of becoming a lawyer, was driven to suicide by bullies at Mesa View Middle School.
North Korean 'ghost boats' washing up in Japan as Kim Jong-un demands more fish
The Japanese coast guard said it found the decomposed bodies of three men in Yamagata prefecture on 4 December, two days after a battered wooden fishing boat was recovered nearby.
Heroin dealer sprayed acid in 14-year-old's face
James Packham was on bail for the acid attack when police in Kent nabbed him selling heroin and crack cocaine.
Mugger paralysed man with knife to the head and chest in London park
Jermaine McDonald, 26, has been jailed for 13 years after the vicious attack on a pair, in their thirties, who were sat chatting in a Dulwich Park on the afternoon of 27 April.
CCTV shows driver break traffic warden's shoulder because he was 'having a bad day'
Daniel Corneille, 47, will spend two years behind bars after he launched an attack on a traffic warden taking photos of his car on Sheerness High Street, Kent.
Jeremy Corbyn is an underwhelming grandpa, says GQ editor on his 'torturous' photoshoot
GQ boss Dylan Jones said Corbyn, 68, was "like a grandpa" who needed to be "pushed around for the family Christmas photograph".
German police find explosives at Berlin Christmas market
Police in Berlin, Germany have evacuated a Christmas market and are investigating a suspicious object.
Brexit voters and Britain First supporters are more likely to believe conspiracy theories
IBTimes UK's analyses of Twitter data reveals Britain First followers' obsession with Madeleine McCann's disappearance and other conspiracy theories.
Handcuffed prisoner headbutts paedophile in stunning courtroom attack
Christopher Elwell, 29, who sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl, had just been jailed for up to 15 years by a judge at Strafford County Superior Court, New Hampshire.
Ink-onceivable: Police hunt felon with criminally bad tattoo on his face
Police are hunting down a felon with a criminally bad tattoo on his face. Corey Hughes, 27, absconded from his work crew on 27 November.
Teenage boys burned 12-year-old girls alive over £3.50 debt
A pair of teenage boys killed two 12-year-old girls and a man by trapping them inside a cave along with a burning sofa after a dispute over four euros, a court heard.
African slaves 'mutilated and cooked like kebabs' by Libya gangs
Ex-culture minister Femi Fani-Kayode lamented the plight of Africans who arrive on the Mediterranean coast dreaming of a new life in Europe only to be forced into slavery.
UFC star posts shocking Instagram pic of disembowelled friend 'tortured by police'
Undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov claimed police had tortured his friend Akim Kuliev, who was accused of setting fire to a government building in Dagestan, Russia, earlier this year.
Jeremy Corbyn says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will 'have a lot of fun together'
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has responded to news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement, saying: "I'm sure they're going to have a great deal of fun together."
Vicious girl gang break teen's rib, slash her face with scissors and hack off her hair
The brutal and random attack took place in Wigan at the beginning of November, leaving Morgan Corrigan distraught and scared to leave the house.
UK cocaine network smashed by Manchester police seizing £2.5m of drugs
The gang, which is headed up by Manchester twins Marcus and Jamal Anderson, flooded the UK with the class A drug while secretly being monitored by GMP investigators.
Oldest form of life fossilised two billion years ago discovered in India
Geologist Naresh Ghose found the prokaryote, a tiny, single celled organism, in shale underlying volcanic rock in the Gwalior basin of the Bundelkhand region near Jhansi.