Inspired by its brooding landscapes, crime writer Charlotte Williams chose the county as the setting for parts of her latest novel

Officers appear to have used large sticks and their fists to brutally assault the 23-year-old

I really don't know how any of this happened. I do know that I've received so much more than my fair share of good fortune in my life and I'm so grateful to the Academy for this beautiful honor.

It's time police forces across the country presented a coherent and humane approach to gender recognition - for the sake of trans people and their public image

Huhne, Hutchings and O'Farrell may be dominating the headlines. But won't anyone think of the Beer, Baccy and Crumpet Party?

It was the happiest moment of the young bride’s life. The Valentine’s Day date had been chosen to give the wedding extra emphasis. Talk of honeymoon, however, was out of the question – the groom is serving a 13-year prison sentence for the murder of the bride’s twin sister, Johana.

50 Shades of Pooh, and other unlikely romantic interludes

After an uncertain start, intervention in Mali has bucked the President's approval ratings

Tom Peck finds a difference of opinion in a Cabinet minister’s seat

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Tessa Hadley's brief stories locate poignant drama in quotidian scenes. In "A Mouthful of Cut Glass" a vicar's daughter visits her boyfriend's working-class family and feels out of place; in "Journey Home" an academic worries about his emotionally fragile sister when she changes her status on Facebook; in "Because the Night" two young children find ways to amuse themselves during their parents' wild parties.

Cyprus has been forced to reprint all 575,000 ballot slips for next month’s presidential election after Guinness World Records objected to a candidate’s use of its logo.

A 24-year-old man has admitted committing a religiously-motivated attack by leaving a frozen pig's head outside a community centre used by a Muslim group.

It is a huge public affirmation of everything Americans and citizens of democratic countries value above all else. It is utterly inspiring. How does a coronation compare?