South Korea appoints 'Twitter officer' to monitor Donald Trump's tweets
South Korean government says president-elect's tweets give 'effective insight' into his foreign policy.
Politicians react to Sir Tim Barrow's appointment as UK's new ambassador to EU
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson hailed him as 'just the man to get the best deal for the UK'.
Police arrest Cairo passenger at Heathrow airport over suspected terror offences
Police say the arrest is not thought to be linked to Isis.
British freerunner Nye Frankie Newman dies in apparent accident on Paris subway
Friends of the 20-year-old parkour specialist deny he was train surfing on Paris Metro.
Yaxley hit and run: 38-year-old man arrested after 2 men killed on B1091
Police investigating to see if incident is connected to discovery of £100,000 in buried briefcase.
Texas: Four children die after father accidentally pours water on pesticide beneath family trailer
Amarillo police say the water mixed with aluminium phosphide, causing a fatal reaction.
Manhunt underway as two men killed by hit-and-run driver
A man in his forties left a damaged BMW and escaped the Cambridgeshire crime scene on foot.
Firearm discovered in car of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub as IPCC investigates police shooting
West Yorkshire Police say fatal incident is not being linked to terrorism.
British soldier shot dead in Iraq named as L/Cpl Scott Hetherington
Unanswered questions surround the circumstances of the soldier's death.
Istanbul nightclub massacre: Video emerges of alleged suspect taking selfie in Taksim Square
Turkish authorities say they are near to identifying man suspected of killing 39 at Reina nightclub.
Ministry of Defence confirms death of British soldier in Iraq
It reports that the soldier died in a 'non-combat-related incident'.
Bivvy bag saves couple who survived 'Arctic' conditions in the Cairngorms
Middle-aged English couple and dog were stranded overnight as temperature plummeted to -20C.
'Siblings in their 60s' among 3 found dead at base of Dover cliffs on New Year's Day
Kent Police say the death of a third man from Manchester is not thought to be connected.
Bristol man charged with murder of baby daughter on Christmas Day
Officers and paramedics could not revive six-month-old Ava Parker.
Isis stranded after final bridge in Mosul 'destroyed by air strike'
Iraqi army admit battle for Mosul could take months despite latest setback for Jihadists.
UK ambassador Sir Kim Darroch: Trump and May could be 'like Thatcher and Reagan'
British ambassador says ties between the countries are 'stronger than ever' with May and Trump in power.
English Channel fishing boat tragedy: 1 dead, 1 missing, 1 rescued after boat sinks off Kent
Search for third fisherman from Belgium-registered boat called off due to fading light.
Bournemouth pensioner killed as he 'directs traffic' following accident in New Forest
The victim was reportedly tryign to divert traffic away from an earlier car crash on the A35.
Bed manufacturer warns public not to use its beds after sudden death of baby in York
Sheffield-based Playtime Beds says using its beds may be dangerous for small children.
Murder probe launched after man in Birmingham is shot in the head while in a stationary car
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation.
Man killed by own horse in race at 15th birthday party in Mexico that went viral
Thousands attended the party which hosted a race known as a 'chiva'.
Colorado man released from jail 88 years early by mistake pleads for his freedom again
Rene Lima-Marin was free between 2008 and 2014 during which time he married and became a father.
Dashcam footage shows truck driver hurtling towards Berlin Christmas market
The video shows the horrific moments before the truck kills 12 and injures dozens. Anis Amri is the main suspect.
Aleppo 'back in government control' as UN warns of those left behind in evacuation
The Syrian Army announced the 'turning point' on state-run television.
Ikea makes £40m settlement to families of 3 toddlers crushed by Malm drawers
Toddlers Camden Ellis, Curren Collas and Ted McGee all died when a chest of drawers toppled onto them.
Wife finds husband in car wreckage in California with phone location app
Police got Jayesh Patel out of the vehicle but he died at the scene.
Asylum seeker bursts onstage at children's nativity play in Austria to read from Quran
The Somali asylum seeker was grabbed by parents and claims to support terror group al-Nusra Front.
Woman pleads guilty to strangling daughter hours after giving birth alone in Sussex bedsit
Suminaite was mentally disturbed by the 'effects of giving birth' when she killed her baby.
Deadly fireworks blast through market in Mexico killing dozens in tragic accident
The San Pablito market specialises in fireworks and has experienced disaster previously.
New York bomb suspect Ahmad Khan Rahimi appears in court and pleads not guilty
He is accused of planting series of bombs including 17 September blast in Manhattan that injured 31.
