Guernsey minister Jonathan Le Tocq blames island's Islamophobia for refugee snub
The island will not receive any migrants under the UK's Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
Dublin boxing shooting: Victim named as local man David Byrne
Four gunmen stormed into a weigh-in event at the Regency Hotel and opened fire on the gathered crowd.
Mentally ill transgender man Kayden Clarke shot and killed by Arizona police
Kayden Clarke gained fame after posting YouTube videos showing his struggle with mental health problems.
Sixth man on the moon Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell dies aged 85
Mitchell believed that alien civilisations had visited the Earth and UFOs are real.
Twitter mulls significant change to service in wake of stock price decline
Proposed algorithm system faces barrage of criticism on social media and creation of hashtag #RIPTwitter.
Refugee Mediterranean crossing numbers top 55,000 for January 2016
35x as many people attempt the crossing as in January 2015, leading to 244 deaths at sea.
Russia accused of killing nearly 1,400 civilians during Syrian bombing campaign
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the dead include 332 children, 195 women and 853 men.
A further 16 people die in siege of Syrian town of Madaya
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières says death toll has risen with numbers expected to increase.
Refugee boat sinks off Turkish coast with at least 33 drowned
Five children drowned as more migrants attempt the perilous Mediterranean Sea crossing.
Man has hand torn off as he attempts to pat caged Russian bear
Incident took place in Murmanskaya Oblast, Russia and was captured on his friend's cameraphone.
Top secret Hillary Clinton emails censored ahead of key Iowa vote
Presidential hopeful's campaigners accuse State Department of running amok by blocking release of 22 messages.
Controversial London Underground stand-on-the-left escalator trial at Holborn proves success
Letting passengers stand on the left side of Holborn's escalators let 3,500 more people out of the station an hour.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron under fire for £500,000 rental pot on Notting Hill home
UK PM has been renting his home in well-heeled part of London since the May 2010 general election.
Nine injured in north London car and bus collision
Female driver sustained chest injuries at early morning incident on London Road in Enfield.
French school teacher had attended psychiatric unit before Alps avalanche tragedy
A 16 year-old girl and 14 year-old boy were killed in snow deluge on a closed ski run.
British astronaut Tim Peake tweets selfie of first spacewalk
Peake was conducting repairs with colleague Col Tim Kopra outside the International Space Station.
UK big freeze: temperatures set to drop to -10C
Met Office issues yellow ice warnings for areas across the United Kindom.
Former Crackerjack host Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart dies at the age of 74
He was one of the founding DJs at Radio 1 before he transferred to television for one of the most loved children's shows of the 1970s.
Camden: Chinese healer Hongbin Liu jailed for seven years for rape
Dr. Hongbin Liu guilty of one count of rape, one count of assault and two counts of sexual assault.
Belgorod: Shocking CCTV shows Russian doctor land fatal blow to patient with one punch
Incident in Russian city took place more than a week ago prompting accusations of an official cover-up.
GCHQ: Recruitment at UK security service to be boosted due to terrorist threats
Intelligence service recruitment 'fluctuates' due to 'complex challenges' the organisation aims to counter.
Geologists discover 4.5 billion year old meteorite in Australian outback
Team from Perth used a light aircraft, quad bikes, a drone and 32 cameras to uncover the 1.7kg find.
Migrant crisis: European People's Party chair Manfred Weber slams Turkey on border controls
German politician wants €3bn EU agreement put 'to the test' as increased pressure from migrants mounts.
UK soldiers 'prosecution' threat as up to 1,000 Iraq War veterans face torture allegation questions
Iraq Historical Allegations Team starts inquiry with 280 request letters to soldiers for witness statements.
Game of Thrones author misses latest deadline for latest book Winds of Winter
George RR Martin disappoints fans wanting to read The Winds of Winter before HBO hit series broadcasts plot lines.
Tonga declares state of emergency as Cyclone Ula worsens
Hundreds have now been forced to flee their homes in one of the worst disasters ever to hit the Polynesian island group.
Family of Doug Demarest insists Alaskan plane crash was suicide
Doug Demarest clipped an office block of the law firm where his wife worked and crashed in the capital Anchorage.
Boy, 16, fights for life after double stabbing in Streatham
Victim in critical condition following attack by passengers on mopeds in the London suburb.
Fan-made Empire Strikes Back trailer receives the force of YouTube
Modern trailer for the 1980 film picks up 1.5m views in less than five days.
Liverpool man stabbed after confronting rowdy passengers on New Year's Eve train
Victim stabbed in station car park where his assailant repeatedly stabbed him in the groin and upper body.
