Peshawar school attack: Indian PM Narendra Modi calls Taliban raid 'senseless act of unspeakable brutality'
More than 126 people are now said to have been killed.
Beowulf adapted into epic ITV drama: Oldest medieval English poem gets modern TV reboot
Filming expected to start in April 2015 in north east of England, retelling the dragon-slaying epic
Peshawar school siege: 100 killed in Taliban raid and 500 taken hostage
Six Taliban militants open fire at The Army Public School and are holding 500 students and teachers hostage.
Malaysia Airlines MH370: 'Extraordinary' sonic picture of ocean floor released in hunt for missing plane
The ATSB said that the sonic pictures revealed "important" details about the seafloor.
St Lucia: Three dead after fire breaks out on luxury Oceania Cruise ship
Oceania Cruises said three people received hospital treatment
Sons of Anarchy actor Dimitri Diatchenko charged with killing and eating ex's pet rabbit
The actor faces up to four years and eight months in prison if convicted.
Luton extremist Ruan Khan used own children to spread terror via Facebook
Khan admitted to four charges of disseminating terrorist publications between July and September 2013.
Keira Knightley is pregnant and expecting first child with Klaxons singer James Righton
It is believed the British actress is more than three months pregnant.
Lisa Batstone charged with killing her eight-year-old daughter Teagan
The cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
Scout Association apologises to child abuse victims after admitting paying £500k in damages
The movement apologised "for anybody hurt by the actions of the abusers".
Ziad Abu Ein: Palestinian and Israeli doctors dispute cause of death
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called Abu Ain the victim of a 'barbaric act'.
JK Rowling's The Cuckoo's Calling to be Turned Into BBC Series
The BBC will be adapting her 2013 novel The Cuckoo's Calling and the 2014 sequel The Silkworm
David Cameron enlists GCHQ to hunt paedophiles on the dark web
Prime Minister David Cameron said the law will close a loophole that has seen people escape prosecution.
Scotland Yard sold to Abu Dhabi investment firm for £370m
Boris Johnson has hailed the purchase as a 'landmark deal'.
Nigeria: Bomb blasts hit market near Kano city
At least one of the bomb attacks was at the city's popular Kantin Kwari textile market, according to AFP.
Edinburgh Playhouse sorry for sending porn DVDs to families instead of summer school plays
The theatre blamed production company, Edithouse, for the "horrific error"
M25 Waltham Abbey Crash: Two men arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
A 39-year-old man from Leicester was pronounced dead after a HGV ploughed through a central barrier.
Oscar Pistorius: Prosecutors allowed to appeal against culpable homicide conviction
The former Paralympian athlete was jailed for five years for killing the model at his home in October.
Florida Mother Ebony Wilkerson to plead insane after driving kids into ocean at Daytona Beach
Ebony Wilkerson, 33, will plead not guilty to child abuse by reason of insanity.
Iraq: Prince Charles deeply distressed by persecution of Christians by 'dark ages' Islamic jihadists
Prince Charles met Iraqi Chaldean Christian community at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family.
UK Storm: Britain expected to be hit by remnants of Atlantic 'weather bomb'
Forecasters warning of severe gales tonight across northern half of the UK.
Michael Brown federal autopsy report confirms close quarters scuffle before shooting death
Autopsy shows the teen's death was caused by multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
Bahrain government blame Hezbollah for policeman killing
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifa blamed Hezbollah for the attack.
Eric Garner protesters rally outside stadium where Kate Middleton and Prince William watch Cavaliers game
Activists stage a 'die in' protest outside Brooklyn stadium.
M25 closure: Multiple crash near Waltham Abbey leaves one dead and people trapped in vehicles
The M25 remains closed in both directions.
Neo-nazi mauled by three lions after jumping into enclosure at Barcelona zoo
The 45-year-old, known locally as Justo Jose MP, suffered some serious injuries.
Shrien Dewani: Anni family express anger over 'unanswered questions' and look to UK courts
Ami Denborg said: "We came here for the truth but are left with so many unanswered questions"
Shrien Dewani: Murder case over wife Anni thrown out of court
The application to have the case dismissed was granted.
Typhoon Hagupit: 21 dead as storm ravages the Philippines and approaches Manila
Hagupit downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday, is now moving closer towards the city of Manila.
70 Ethiopians drown in Red Sea 'while being smuggled' to Yemen
The boat was thought to have been used by traffickers to transport illegal migrants.