A killer gunman walked with a bounce in his step like a “wannabe” shortly before shooting an Indian student in the head, a court heard.

30-year-old Galina Ryabkova said she had 'decided to get rid of' her children and so 'threw them away'

Police are hoping to use crowd-sourcing to identify thousands of people suspected of committing crimes in last year's riots in London.

The case against a man accused of swinging a cat by its tail in the street was thrown out of court today because of a lack of evidence.

Amy Winehouse's father has said he decided to put his late daughter's home up for sale "with regret".

Footage of a car ploughing into pedestrians crossing a street in Buffalo, New York has been released by police.

Out damn Scot! Alan Cumming makes a mad Macbeth

Global warming fear over Arctic gas find

The murder trial of eight men accused of deliberately driving at and killing three men trying to protect their community from looters during last summer's riots began yesterday, amid dramatic scenes that led to the public gallery being cleared.

Lord Bracadale offered the age of sensationalism a masterclass in the careful selection of words and their dignified yet powerful delivery yesterday. So diminished is the modern currency of language that it took a moment to see beyond the bewigged solemnity of the Scottish High Court and to appreciate the austere drama unfolding.

The multi-million pound headquarters of China's state broadcaster CCTV is finally ready to go live after its opening was delayed by a fire three years ago.

A father of five who accidentally shone a laser pen at a police helicopter, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, was told by a judge he had avoided jail by a "whisker" today.

QPR yesterday appealed to fans to help them identify the spectator who threw a coin at the assistant referee Stuart Burt during their Premier League win over Arsenal last Saturday. Burt was struck on the back of the neck by a missile which appeared to come from Loftus Road's Ellerslie Road Stand after he awarded an injury-time free-kick to the Gunners in Saturday's match at Loftus Road.