Berlin truck attack: Isis claims responsibility as police search for perpetrators
Death toll from Gedaechniskirche Christmas market truck attack stands at 12.
Ohio teacher warned after setting 14-year-olds 'nude selfie' maths question
Fox News alleges that Daniel Rapp already had a similar incident on his file.
Polar bears face yet another threat to their survival: sharks
Killer whales and Greenland sharks could attack polar bears as well as eat their prey - seals.
Big Brother knows who you are: new CCTV can recognise you by 'glimpse of an ear'
The new software uses artificial intelligence to constantly 'learn' about appearances
Family of 16-year-old boy whose body was found in a lake publish heartbreaking tribute
Jack Morrisson, 16, had been fishing in the lake in Sutton-at-Hone when he disappeared.
Former bodyguard to Anjem Choudary in sick new Isis beheading video
Briton Mohammed Reza Haque is being nicknamed 'Jihadi John 2' after beheading a captive.
UK personnel will remain in Ukraine to train troops and counter Russian threat – Fallon
Relations between Russia and the West continue to deteriorate as Cold War 2 heats up.
Killer of Milly Dowler Levi Bellfield 'almost loses eye' in prison assault by fellow inmate
Serial killer Bellfield is serving a whole life term for murdering 3 and attacking many more.
Isis trains children as young as 9 to be suicide bombers in Iraq
Kurds warn West a de-radicalisation program must be put in place to reduce Daesh threat.
China criticises US reaction to drone seizure which Trump called 'unpresidented act'
China, US military negotiating to 'appropriately handle' return of drone says Chinese foreign ministry.
Nice truck atrocity: 3 men charged with having links to Mohamed Bouhlel
86 people died when Mohamed Bouhlel drove his truck through crowds in Nice.
Michael Sheen to quit Hollywood to battle right-wing popularism
Sheen's gamble: will he be taken seriously or dismissed as just another Luvvie Leftie?
Grand juror claims he knows who killed child pageant star JonBenét Ramsey 20 years on
Writing expert says ransom note matched mother's writing, as JonBenét murder continues to grip US.
Mum-of-two stabbed to death by stranger in Hertfordshire home as husband listens on phone
Nicola Cross had earlier called police but after questioning Marcin Porczynski they let him go.
Axe-wielding man who was chased through Birmingham jailed for 18 months
Rinemo Burrowes had claimed he was taking the axe to his mother's to be sharpened.
Woman who posted messages about her future fears found dead at house with 7-year-old son
Sinead Higgins had posted messages on social media a few days earlier.
Blurred gender lines: Florida suspect 'attempts to rob gas station' with drawn-on beard
Pasco County Sheriff's Office don't know if the suspect is a man or a woman.
Populist parties will take Labour votes unless party recognises immigration concerns
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation found people care less about economics and more about identity.
Heathrow baggage handlers arrested over suspected drug smuggling ring
Heathrow employees among 11 arrested on suspicion of importing cocaine worth £10m.
'Drunk' Kim Jong-un 'orders generals to write confession letters' all night - forgets by morning
North Korean leader appeared confused the following morning and blamed the generals for the fiasco.
New ceasefire scheduled in Aleppo as UN dubs regime attacks probable 'war crimes'
Thousands of civilians remain trapped in decimated city as Assad forces seize control.
Buckfast-brewing monks defend profits made on sales of drink linked to violence in Scotland
The caffeinated drink known as Bucky in Scotland has been brewed at the Abbey since the 1920s.
Southern Rail strikes: Bosses and unions to hold fresh talks at Acas in bid to resolve dispute
Taxpayers will foot estimated £50m bill for train strikes which have affected 300,000 commuters.
Moped crime in London sees six-fold increase in just two years says Met Police
Behind the 600% rise are youths who steal mopeds then use them to commit street crime.
Huge wave higher than 6-storey building spotted in Atlantic between UK and Iceland
Gigantic waves often occur in North Atlantic due to underwater plateaus and freak wind patterns.
Three Isis leaders involved in Paris attacks and Belgium plot killed in Syria says Pentagon
The US says the most senior militants involved in planning Paris attacks are all now dead.
Walter Swinburn, 3-time Derby winner and rider of Shergar, dies aged 55
Horse jockey was 19 when he won the Derby on Shergar in 1981 and went on to win 8 classics.
Police in Scotland dig up garden in search for woman not seen in public for 17 years
The only people known to have seen Margaret Fleming since 1999 are her 2 carers.
Turkish police make 235 arrests following Besiktas twin bombings which killed 44
Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claim responsibility for the terrorist attack in Istanbul.
Dirty money? Customs officers at Delhi airport find 16kg of gold hidden in babies' nappies
Indian police arrested two sets of couples travelling with £500,000 worth of the precious metal.