Satellite pictures reveal shocking devastation of California wildfires from space
More than 20 separate blazes have engulfed more than 170,000 acres of land destroying around 3,500 homes and businesses.
Brit tourist Jamie Harron jailed for one month after drinking alcohol in Dubai bar
Harron, has been sentenced to a month in prison for drinking alcohol in Dubai - but still faces three years in jail for accidentally touching a man's hip.
Starved lion cub abandoned in empty Paris apartment
A famished lion cub was found in an empty flat in a Paris suburb after being abandoned by a man who hired the creature to show off.
Unsent text with a smiley face accepted as dead man's will by Australian court
An Australian court has accepted an unsent text message with a smiley face on the mobile phone of suicide victim Mark Nichol as his official will.
Revealed: The happiest place to live in London
Richmond upon Thames is hailed as the happiest place to live in London, according to an annual poll from online property firm Rightmove.
Gay Berlin couple become Germany's first to adopt a child
In a landmark move, Michael and Kai Korok have become the first same-sex couple in Germany to jointly adopt a child.
Women over 45 to be allowed to travel to Haj without male chaperones, says report
Women over 45 o be allowed to travel to Haj without male chaperones, said Saudi Arabian government-appointed panel.
Police raid uncovers drugs, £3,000 in cash and live ammunition at Merseyside home
Police raid uncovers drugs stash, £3,000 in cash and live ammunition at a quite family home in Huyton, east Liverpool.
Brit facing jail after touching man's hip in Dubai bar does not know when 'horrible dream' will end
Brit tourist Jamie Harron, 27, is facing three years in a Dubai jail after accidentally touching a man's hip in a bar.
Gunman opens fire on crowded Birmingham chip shop
A gunman fires into a packed chip shop forcing a child and other customers to flee for their lives.
Mother recognises 4-year-old daughter in dark web abuse images and leads German police to suspect
German cops have arrested a 24-year-old man in a shocking case of a four-year-old girl who was being abused on the dark web.
Two 'lost' Scotch brands return to production as whisky popularity hits new highs
Drinks giant Diageo said it will bring back production of its Brora and Port Ellen brands, which were mothballed 34 years ago, as single malt sales jump.
David Marks dead: London Eye architect dies after battle with cancer
Marks was also the man behind Brighton's i360 Tower and the Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens, designed alongside his wife.
One man's fight to clear name 'ruined' by racist bent copper who framed him 45 years ago
Winston Trew has been fighting to clear his name after being framed by DS Derek Ridgewell for assault and theft at a London Tube station in 1972.
Denmark set to crack down on burqas with a ban, following Austria and France
Denmark will following Austria and France to ban burqas in public after a majority of lawmakers backed proposals to forbid face coverings.
Woman fighting for life after taking hallucinogenics and repeatedly falling into festival campfire
A 21-year-old French female tourist is battling for her life after stumbling into a campfire while reportedly high on hallucinogenic drugs at an Australian music festival.
Child-on-child sexual assaults jump 71% as experts blame online porn for 'covertly teaching' kids
Reports of child sex abuse committed by other children have jumped by almost three-quarters in four years and assaults are happening on the playground.
Prowling leopard halts production at one of India's biggest car factories
A leopard that halted production at the plant near New Delhi was tranquilised by wildlife rescuers after causing havoc for 36 hours.
Pharmacist jailed for showing beheading video to children
Zameer Ghumra, 38, was jailed for six years for disseminating terrorist propaganda in the form of a graphic Twitter video on his mobile phone.
Mother captures touching moment a stranger helps calm her autistic son after train 'meltdown'
Daniel Ball, 21, stepped in to calm down Jack, who has autism, after he began shouting and hitting his mother and sister.
'Healer' accused of killing diabetic child by giving him 'slap therapy' instead of insulin
Hong Chi Xiao, 54, faces charges of killing a six-year-old boy who used his 'slap therapy' method. It follows a UK investigation in the similar death of a British grandmother.
5 fascinating facts about Kazuo Ishiguro, who won the Nobel Literature Prize in 2017
Kazuo Ishiguro has written eight books, the most famous being The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, which were adapted into major films.
Alcosynth: Hangover-free, healthy and non-addictive booze could be with us by 2020
Biotech firm Alcarelle bids to raise £7m to fund safety studies before seeking to sell alcohol-free drinks that get you tipsy but avoid hangovers.
Troll gets social media ban after stealing baby pics for sick 'dead children' scam
Katie Ringer, 21, took baby photos and pretended they were her own dead children in a bid to raise money by scamming people.
British Army sergeant having Tinder affair 'tried to murder wife by tampering with parachute'
Emile Cilliers is accused of two counts of the attempted murder of his former wife Victoria Cilliers, who survived the parachute jump.
Man who strangled mother of his new-born child in drunken rage gets life in prison
Mark Mahoney, 31, killed care assistant Vikki Hull, 29, who had given birth to their daughter less than seven weeks before.
Danish priest 'is a serial paedophile who filmed sex sessions with teenage boy' court hears
A 47-year-old priest filmed his sex sessions with a teenage boy after meeting him on a gay dating site.
Kim Wall murder suspect kept footage of mutilated women, say prosecutors
Danish inventor Peter Madsen accused of killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall had videos of women being decapitated on a hard drive in his workshop.
Teen 'playing the big man' who killed vulnerable addict with one punch is jailed
16-year-old Connor Stewart has been jailed for three years for killing 47-year-old Michael Rhodes outside a Costcutter store in Blackpool.
Man found guilty of roadside rape on teenager walking from village railway station
Surrey man Kapil Dogra, 35, has been found guilty of attack on 18-year-old woman in nearby woodland.