Merseyside Police are investigating the death of a 79-year-old man after being called out to reports of a dog attack.
Two men have been charged with endangering an aircraft after a passenger jet from Pakistan to Manchester was diverted mid-flight.
Thousands of runners and their supporters have completed the Boston Marathon that many were forced to abandon after bombs exploded…
Police are continuing to question three more people arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder soldier Lee Rigby in southeast L…
As thousands of people flock to Britain's largest literary festival to celebrate books the state of the publishing industry itself…
A teenager is to be charged with attempted murder after he allegedly planned to carry out a bomb attack on his high school.
Flash floods caused by torrential downpours in San Antonio, Texas, have left at least one person dead and sparked a huge rescue mi…
Police are investigating the murder of a 55-year-old man at a betting shop in south London.
The executive chairman of Google has said there should be a "reasonable debate" about how Britain taxes multinational companies an…
One of the men suspected of murdering Drummer Lee Rigby was detained by police two months ago, Sky News has been told.
David Cameron is to attempt to launch a crackdown on the preachers of hate blamed by the Government for the extremism that led to …
Actress Amanda Bynes has claimed that she was sexually assaulted by police when she was charged with throwing a marijuana bong out…
Police in France have said the stabbing of a uniformed soldier in Paris may have been inspired by the murder of British soldier Dr…
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder the British soldier who was hacked to death in Woolwich.
A boat full of passengers has been rescued after it hit a rock at Skomer Island, off the Pembrokeshire coast.
One of only six surviving Apple 1 computers still in working order has sold for a record 516,461 euros (£441,532).
An elderly woman who was reunited with her dog during a TV interview after the Oklahoma tornado says that even if she has lost her…
A woman who drove her car the wrong way along a motorway has died after her car collided with four vehicles, police said.
Air accident investigators are probing the reason why a British Airways passenger jet had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow…
The murder of a soldier in a London street has prompted a dramatic increase in attacks on British Muslims, amid a series of arrest…
A Japanese politician already under fire over comments about wartime sex slaves has apologised for suggesting US soldiers in Okina…
Tens of thousands of pounds have been donated to Help for Heroes fund-raising pages set up in the wake of Drummer Lee Rigby's murd…
A group of American tourists on holiday in Iceland had to be rescued after the ice they decided to picnic on broke off and floated…
Sixteen children and a teacher have been killed in eastern Pakistan after a gas cylinder exploded on a bus taking them to school.
The Mayor of Toronto has denied using crack cocaine after a video purported to show him smoking the drug.
Dozens of major Government projects including the High Speed 2 rail line, Universal Credit welfare reform and the rollout of high-…
Two people have been arrested following reports of a man with a gun at Salford Royal Hospital in Greater Manchester.
MI5 attempted to recruit one of the Woolwich murder suspects as an informer six months ago - according to a childhood friend who w…
A zoo owner has described how he desperately tried to stop a tiger mauling a female worker who died hours later from her injuires.
Police have arrested two people following reports of a man with a gun at Salford Royal Hospital in Greater Manchester.