Iceland: Fears of eruption grow as 4.2 magnitude tremors are recorded at Katla volcano
Ash clouds during 2010 Eyjafjallajokull erutpion caused Europe's air space to be shut down for almost a week.
London banker Oliver Dearlove, 30, killed by 'one punch' on night out with friends
Met Police appeal to four white females to get in touch after the assault in Blackheath, south east London.
John Lennon's murderer Mark Chapman loses latest bid for freedom from jail in New York
Mark Chapman shot and killed the former Beatles star on his doorstep in New York in 1980.
US orders Turkey to stop attacking Kurdish forces in northern Syria
Dangerous games: Nato allies at loggerheads as Turkey attacks US allies in Syria conflict.
Endurance athlete Nick Thomas dies attempting to swim English Channel
Nick Thomas had taken part in Ironman and Ultraman events according to local media.
78-year-old woman has arm 'ripped off' by electric window of her own car in Hayle
Surgeons hope to be able to reattach the victim's arm which was ripped off above the elbow.
Drugs death at Leeds Festival in Yorkshire as 17-year-old boy dies after taking drugs
Almost simultaneous deaths at Yorkshire and Cheshire festivals are linked to drugs.
Zika virus: city state of Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally-transmitted infections
Zika has caused thousands of children to be born with birth defects.
Criminal investigation launched into why buildings collapsed in Italy's earthquake
Mayor of devastated Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, begs government to restore town to as it was.
Massive search takes place in Camber Sands for swimmer, after 5 men drown
Five friends drowned at Camber Sands in 1 August, after another drowning in July.
SAS snipers and anti-terror police to protect Notting Hill Carnival from Isis threat
Million festival revellers asked to remain alert, although no specific threat identified.
Younger brother of Olympic 2016 hero Mo Farah faces deportation to Somalia
Ahmed Farah served four years for knife crime, but now fears for his life.
Tombstoning warning issued to parents and teens after 20 deaths in 10 years
New warning over tombstoning comes as UK sees spike in water-related deaths.
145-year-old Mbah Gotho from Indonesia says he can't wait to die
Lonely veteran has outlived four wives, 10 siblings and his own children.
Mountain walkers told to use paper maps after librarian dies in cliff plunge
Jane Wilson fell to her death on Tryfan after following a dangerous route Wales inquest hears.
Middle-aged couple rescued from uninhabited Pacific island after writing 'SOS' on the sand
US Navy rescued Linus and Sabina Jack after a huge search when they went missing.
Ukrainian schoolgirl faces deportation to country where her mum was murdered
Terry and Heather Voysey from Cornwall have supported Iryna since she came to the UK in 2012.
Moscow: 16 migrants killed as fire sweeps through warehouse where victims slept
Migrants from former Soviet satellite states often live and work in perilous conditions in Russia.
US Navy boat allegedly fires warning shots towards Iranian vessel in Persian Gulf
Standoff in Strait of Hormuz comes a day after US warned Iran over 'dangerous' manoeuvres.
Italy earthquake: At least 3 Britons believed dead in Amatrice
Officials say 250 people dead as aftershocks hinder the rescue of survivors trapped under rubble.
Labour face new crisis as G4S declines last-minute request to provide conference security
Labour had previously voted to boycott G4S over its alleged links to Israeli prisons.
Migrant Crisis: UK Border Force rescues 6 migrants crossing English Channel in inflatable dinghy
Channel rescue comes amid rising concerns about security of the UK coastline against smugglers.
Royal Marine Ciaran Maxwell arrested over Northern Ireland Republican terrorism investigation
Anti-terror police arrested Maxwell in Taunton, Somerset over suspected links to two illegal arms dumps.
One-armed pensioner Ronald King sentenced for shooting his dementia-suffering wife
After the 'mercy killing', King turned gun on himself but was physically unable to pull trigger.
Death toll rises to 5 following multiple drownings at Camber Sands
12 people have now died around UK coastline in under a week.
North Korea reportedly tests ballistic missile launched from submarine
US 'strongly condemned' missile test and said it would raise the issue at the UN.
Iraq: 700 Sunni men and boys reportedly missing following Isis defeat in Fallujah
US admits concern regarding fate of Sunnis in Mosul, if city is liberated from Isis by Shia militants
Turkey requests US extradition of Fethullah Gulen following failed coup
US State Department said the extradition request of Gulen is not related to attempted coup in Turkey.
Legendary skydiver Alexander Polli dies during French Alp wingsuit jump
The Italian-Norwegian national achieved fame after flying through 'Batman Cave' in 2013.
'Yorkshire Ripper' Peter Sutcliffe to be moved to high security prison after 32 years in Broadmoor
Sutcliffe is serving an entire life sentence for 13 murders and 7 attempted murders.