Costa Book Award: 5 Category Winners Announced
Ali Smith, Kate Saunders and Emma Healey among winners of prestigious book prize
Hope fades for survivors as wreck of Cemfjord located on seabed
8 crew remain unaccounted for following mystery sinking of cargo ship off Scotland
'Major incident' declared at 6 major NHS hospitals due to unprecedented demand
Non-urgent patients advised to stay away due to exceptional demand
Thousands sign petition demanding Oldham refuse to sign convicted rapist Ched Evans
Footballer was jailed for 5 years for rape, but maintains his innocence.
Who killed Batman? Pro-Russian separatist's death blamed on Ukraine and other separatists
Leader of 'Batman Battalion' Alexandr Bednov was wanted for wanted for murder and abduction.
Child abuse on St Helena 'covered up by Foreign Office' admits government
FCO admits report to UN over abuse claims was 'erroneous'.
Georgia, US: 7-year-old Preston Weaver treated with marijuana epilepsy drug
State of Georgia changes law to allow marijuana-based medicines for children with debilitating health conditions.
Prince Andrew sex scandal: Palace repeats denials as 'underage' Virginia Roberts sex film claim made
Prince Andrew's pal Jeffrey Epstein allegedly had hidden cameras in his luxury homes to film orgies.
Isle of Wight ferries face delays as container ship capsizes in Solent
All 25 rescued from Hoegh Osaka but salvage operation could take weeks.
Major search operation launched after cargo boat sinks off Scottish coast
Eight crew thought to be aboard Cypriot-registered Cemfjord which sank off Orkneys.
Amal Clooney 'threatened with arrest' by Egypt for pointing out legal system flaws
Human rights lawyer was highlighting flaws which later led to arrest of three al-Jazeera journalists.
Thousands flee as Australia bushfires blaze out of control
Authorities warn crisis could be as severe as 2009 and 1983 disasters
Indian police arrest 5 men over 'month-long rape' of Japanese tourist
Researcher was approached in Calcutta by locals fluent in Japanese and allegedly 'passed around'.
Murder rates are plummeting in UK and across Western world – but why?
Our world is becoming progressively safer place, so why do we perceive it as more dangerous than ever before?
Scottish property developer finds Jesus-shaped rock when digging a dog loo
Scotsman Phil Coby finds Jesus on a rock… so where else has the Son of God been 'discovered'?
GCHQ: Social media giants 'refuse to pass on evidence about major criminals'
Paedophiles and drug dealers evading justice due to lack of help from social media, say spy chiefs.
Kentucky: 7-year-old girl knocks on door and tells home owner, 'I was in a plane crash'
Police confirm 4 fatalities following unexplained plane crash in Kentucky, US
Hidden crisis at Christmas: The pensioners with parents
As lifespans continue to lengthen, what are the implications for society?
Police find woman's body in search for missing Charlotte Bevan and her baby
Body of a woman was found in Avon Gorge and family of missing woman have been informed.
HMP Elmley death: 9th fatal incident at prison in 2014
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons report into Elmley in November highlighted overcrowding
New York cop cleared of all charges following death of Eric Garner
Officer Daniel Pantaleo was filmed apparently applying an illegal 'chokehold' when Garner appeared to resist arrest
The Autumn Statement: Nick Clegg distances himself from Osborne and Cameron
Nick Clegg boycotts Autumn Statement and heads to Cornwall
Ireland's government demands European Court reopen British 'torture' case
Decades-old case of 14 hooded men could reopen old wounds between Britain and Ireland
Civilian police staff vote to strike over pay - dates to be confirmed
Members of Unison and GMB vote by 60% in favour of walk-outs
Murder charge for father who tortured to death man who 'raped' his daughter
Indian man faces 25 year prison sentence for killing 'rapist' with hot tongs
Hirsute you, sir... After Grindr and Tinder comes Bristlr, for beard-lovers everywhere
25,000 beard enthusiasts have joined the online Bristlr dating agency in five weeks
West Virginia schools on lockdown as police hunt suspected 'killer of 4'
Jody Lee Hunt, 39, hunted by police after ex-partner and three others shot dead
Irish-born artist Duncan Campbell wins Turner Prizer 2014 with 'long short film' about objects
Critics call it the worst shortlist in history but jury praise Campbell's talent
After Ferguson: Barack Obama demands millions to ensure cops wear body cameras on patrol
Obama wants cops to wear body cameras to minimise chances of "another Michael Brown"
Katie Price's ghostwriter Rebecca Farnworth dies aged 49
Rebecca Farnworth wrote 9 novels and 5 autobiographies with supermodel Katie Price
