Police officers discovered around one million indecent images of children at a house in east London, Scotland Yard has revealed.

A survivor of the 7/7 bus blast told today how she pushed to get on board minutes before it exploded.

A post mortem examination will be carried out today on a teenage boy who was shot dead after two balaclava-clad gunmen opened fire on a group of four young friends.

A murder inquiry was under way today after a teenager was shot dead, police said.

Four men who murdered a couple in a bungled honour killing attempt were jailed for life today.

Tate & Lyle's historic sugars business was set to fall into US hands today after the firm agreed a £211 million sale.

On Tuesday the first of two semi-final competitions opens from the vast Olympiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Eighteen countries will be whittled down as viewers vote for their favourites to go through to the grand final on 16 May. Paddy O'Connell will be providing commentary on the proceedings while Sarah Cawood will meet the hopeful performers from all over Europe.

Thousands of people would have died in a terrorist plot to detonate home-made bombs on seven transatlantic jets, a court heard yesterday.

Two youths will be quizzed today over the death of a 15-year-old stabbed when violence erupted at a church hall party.

Three men accused of plotting a series of suicide attacks on transatlantic jets pleaded guilty today to conspiring to cause explosions.

Eight British Muslims came within days of blowing up at least seven transatlantic airliners using liquid bombs disguised as soft drinks in a suicide plot which would have led to "death on an almost unprecedented scale", a court was told yesterday.