City Link announce major job losses after bid to buy failed company fails
Almost all of the company's 2,727 employees will lose their jobs.
Maryland's last four death row inmates have their executions cancelled on New Year's Eve
Governor chose last day of 2014 to commute sentences to life in prison.
Saudi Arabia beheads 83rd person of 2014, tops Amnesty list for executions
Iran, Iraq, the US and China also in charity's death penalty offender list.
North London Jewish community 'in fear' as vandals scrawl swastikas on homes
The Met arrests a 32-year-old man in connection with the vandalism in Stamford Hill.
Katie Hopkins reported to police for hate crimes against obese people
Plus-size activist shopped TV and newspaper star for comments made on 'My Fat Story'
Christine Cavanaugh, voice of Rugrats' Chuckie and Babe the pig, dies aged 51
Voice actress played star roles in the most famous cartoons of the 1990s.
Manchester police officer quits after being accused of sleeping with prostitutes on duty
PC Darren Bromley, 38, is said to have got to know the sex workers while patrolling city's red light district.
South Korea activist to parachute 100,000 copies of The Interview into North Korea with balloons
Defector Park Sang-hak is working with human rights charities to translate the banned Sony film into Korean.
Liberia Ebola victims can be buried after cremation decree relaxed
Compulsory cremations very unpopular in Liberia, where funeral traditions are carefully followed.
China: Businessman jailed for 13 years for eating tigers and drinking their blood
'Xu' organised trips for people to buy and eat slaughtered tigers. Police seized tiger meat, bones and penis from his home.
Norman Atlantic disaster: fresh chaos in Corfu as ship sends 'armed men onboard' distress signal
Incident threatens further tragedy for Corfu following 10 deaths in Norman Atlantic ferry disaster
City Link staff given hope as rival parcel courier offers 100 jobs
APC Overnight in Staffordshire is prioritising workers affected by City Link's collapse on Christmas Day.
Network Rail boss Mark Carne 'hands back' bonus cheque over Christmas travel chaos
Mark Carne will not accept a pay-out of £135,000 as Network Rail is fined £53m for travel disruptions this Christmas.
Unqualified teachers in state schools puts 430,000 British schoolchildren at risk, claims Labour
Shadow education secretary Tristam Hunt says the number of teachers without formal training has increased by 16% in a year.
New York flight delayed as ultra-Orthodox Jewish men refuse to sit next to women passengers
Some members of Hasidic Haredi Judaism require gender separation in public settings.
Network Rail boss Mark Carne in six-figure Christmas bonus row after London travel chaos
Mark Carne has insisted he will take a payout of £135,000 as it is "only" 20% of his annual salary.
BBC pulls Royals documentary claiming Charles used a 'spin doctor' after Princess Diana's death
Reinventing the Royals was scheduled to be shown on BBC Two on Sunday January 4.
Sydney siege: Australia's MI5 received tip off about gunman two days before attack
Intelligence officials have revealed an anonymous caller alerted them to Man Haron Monis' extremist website.
North Korea proposes joint investigation with US to prove it did not hack Sony
Government officials in Pyongyang say there will be 'serious consequences' if Washington rejects the offer.
'A second Scottish independence referendum is on the horizon', says Alex Salmond
Former First Minister previously said the vote was a 'once in a generation opportunity'.
London: Man in court accused of murder of Hendon community safety campaigner Alison Morrison
Trevor Gibbon will appear before magistrates in Hendon on Saturday, charged with the murder of Alison Morrison.
Secret Cinema denies weekend censorship 'protest screenings' will show The Interview
Secret Cinema told IBTimes UK that the unnamed film to be screened this weekend will definitely not be The Interview or Team America: World Police.
Victoria's Secret, Wal-Mart selling used underwear to unsuspecting customers
US undercover investigation found the shops were putting returned garments back on the shelves.
Outrage as Chilean DJ receives 'rim job' from listener live on air
Contest winner licked whipped cream from 40 Principales DJ Paul Hip's anus to win tickets to Mysteryland Chile.
28 British doctors committed suicide while under GMC investigations
Report calls for NHS England to treat sick doctors like patients, not criminals
'Gay icon' celebrities demand Boris Johnson steps in to save Soho nightlife
Stephen Fry, Idris Elba and Benedict Cumberbatch protest club closures in the capital's gay clubbing district.
UK Snow: Britain braces for snow on Sunday as Met Office issues weather warning
Gale force winds, ice and 10cm of snow are expected on Sunday in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Midlands
Dutch metal bassist ruptures testicle at Birmingham O2 Academy gig [VIDEO]
Otto Schimmelpenninck, from metal band Delain, finished the show before rushing off stage for surgery.
Zoella's Girl Online is the most successful debut novel ever, but did she write it?
YouTube beauty blogging star Zoe Sugg beat JK Rowling and EL James for first week book sales.
Who was Luke Somers?
British-born teacher and journalist was killed by al-Qaeda in Yemen on Saturday after being held captive for a year
