A "possessive and controlling" businessman who arranged the murder of his estranged wife after she began divorce proceedings was jailed for life today following a retrial.

A woman who tripped and fell downstairs while carrying her baby granddaughter has been successfully sued by her own family for causing head injuries that left the little girl severely disabled.

A retired Mossad agent appeared before a London court today in the midst of a battle between two Israeli-Russian tycoons over African diamond profits.

Scotland Yard will today be accused of misusing powers to prevent disruption to last year's royal wedding in a court case that could have major implications for police operations in the run-up to the Olympic Games.

A court challenge by anti-monarchists could hit police operations ahead of the Olympics

A man charged with murdering the daughter of one of Ireland's best-known sporting personalities yesterday claimed that police interrogators had held his head in a bucket of water and partially suffocated him with a towel.

MP Chris Huhne's partner Carina Trimingham was today criticised by a judge after losing her privacy and harassment claim against Associated Newspapers.

Protesting students call for the punctual implementation of a new constitution at a rally in Kathmandu yesterday.

Court to unravel case of the billionaires' Angolan mining deal that's anything but clear-cut

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will find out next week if he is to be extradited to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.

The recent appearances of Labour figures at the Leveson Inquiry hasn't just been a reunion for the Class of '97, it has also provided an opportunity for them to plug their books.

Tensions high as second man cleared of murder of white supremacist leader at farm in 2010

Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of the BBC TV presenter Jill Dando, is to fight a test case for compensation.