Legendary Hollywood producer Jerry Weintraub dies aged 77
He worked on classics such as the Karate Kid and the Ocean's Eleven films
Excellent! Mr Burns back on The Simpsons after actor Harry Shearer signs new deal
The voices Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Smithers and Kent Brockman are also saved.
Victim of Brecon Beacons lighting strike named as Jeremy Prescott
Two men died after being struck by lightning in separate incidents on the Welsh mountain range.
US: One person killed and five others injured in Seattle Washington cave collapse
Tons of rock and ice collapsed near the mouth of the Big Four Ice Caves.
Man jailed after trying to make pregnant ex miscarry
Samuel Easterbrook told his pregnant ex-girlfriend he would 'kick the baby out of her' after they split
They call him Flipper: Dolphin breaks woman's legs in California boat leap
A woman broke both her ankles in a bizarre boating accident after a dolphin jumped aboard and landed on her.
Solar Impulse plane makes historic Hawaii landing
Plane makes record-breaking 8,000km journey across the Pacific powered only by the sun's energy.
Alton Towers: Rides shut following power cut
Dozens of passengers evacuated from Th13teen ride in latest setback for the beleaguered theme park
Fangtastic Mr Fox: Crazed animal terrorises eight people
Aggressive urban fox traps people in Cambridgeshire sports club for three hours
Nigeria: More than 100 massacred by Boko Haram militants
Islamists gun down worshippers as attacks step up over holy month of Ramadan.
Terminator? Sarah O'Connor tweets about robot attack and internet explodes
Journalist didn't know her fictional namesake leads the fight against the robot apocalypse.
France: Woman jailed for 9 years for murdering 8 of her newborn babies
Former health worker Dominique Cottrez suffocated her babies and buried them in the family garden.
Wales: woman killed in beach rock fall named
Georgina Le Fjord was killed in a freak accident as she celebrated the end of an exam with a friend.
Northern Lights could be seen across the UK in early hours of 25 June
Stunning natural phenomena could be seen as far south as Cornwall, say meteorologists.
Longtime football fan leaves amateur club £300,000 in will
Colin Rowell left his beloved team the bulk of his estate.
Officials carp that giant goldfish are multiplying at a 'scary' rate in Canada
Environmental officers in Alberta have launched a campaign to stop people flushing their pet fish down the toilet
Wales: Body of newborn baby found in River Taff near Cardiff
South Wales Police appeal for information to locate the baby's mother, who they say needs medical attention
Thousands of French students protest after they couldn't cope with 'impossible' exam question
More than 10,000 students have signed a petition about question on Ian McEwan's Atonement.
Former chief schools inspector, Chris Woodhead, dies aged 68
Sir Chris, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2006, was a vocal advocate of the Assisted Dying Bill
Photographer Jason Sheldon slams Taylor Swift's 'hypocrisy'
Photographer says pop star 'can afford to pay for photographs' like Apple.
Chemical leak at Belton Wild Ducks Holiday park swimming pool
Dozens of people at the Wild Duck Holiday Park have sought emergency medical assistance for a chlorine leak in a swimming pool.
Spain: Dozens of rescuers trying to save man trapped in cave
A team of forty specialists has been deployed to free an injured man from a crevice in Catalonia.
Transgender beauty queen hopeful looking to marry multi-millionaire sugar daddy
Tiffany-Rose Davies, 23, hopes to scoop the top prize at the Miss Transgender England competition.
Isis: Jihadi John 'has fled to Libya'
US intelligence source says Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi has fled to lawless Libya.
Charleston shooting: Dylann Roof was corrupted by 'internet evil' - stepmother
Paige Mann says Roof was a 'sweet kid' who became radicalised after spending hours online.
George Osborne, Iain Duncan Smith to slash welfare budget by £12bn
Ministers outline austerity measures aimed at 'reforming the damaging culture of welfare dependency'
Detroit block party shooting: One dead, nine injured in attack on community event
Police also investigating shooting at street party in Philadelphia
Sony Pictures Leak: Peter Parker can't be gay or black
Peter Parker and his arachnid alter-ego Spiderman must stick to a strict set of rules laid out in a 2011 agreement
Hulk Hogan to have his day in court over $100m Gawker sex tape
Wrestler sues online media giant after it published a video of him having sex with wife of friend 'Bubba the Love Sponge'
US woman killed after trying to force husband and his mistress off the road in car chase
Mother of three Nancy Acosta was killed after her car veered into oncoming traffic in Houston, Texas
