Soda crackdown is part of health campaign to cut sugar intake of New Yorkers, argues outspoken mayor.
Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik will have hired friends in jail after being considered too dangerous to mix with other prisoners.
Titus Bramble cleared of two counts of sexual assault after two women claimed he had been 'touchy-feely' following night out in Teesside.
Culture secretary admits concerns over "corporate governance" in company following Milly Dowler hacking case.
Former government drugs adviser claims that many banned substances, such as recreational drugs, are less harmful than alcohol and should be decriminalised.
Luka Rocco Magnotta accused of dismembering a man in his flat and posting body parts to various locations.
Culture secretary defends his quasi-judicial impartiality and 'sympathy' for News Corporation's bid to take over BSkyB.
Essex man reduced to tears, before exploding with rage at jury who found him guilty of attempted murder.
David Cameron's former director of communications Andy Coulson charged after originally being detained by Scottish Police.
Collection by London gangsters' friend Laurie O'Leary up for sale by Hertfordshire auctioneers.
David Cameron’s former director of communications held over claims he committed perjury in trial of Tommy Sheridan.
'Invasion of zombies' to spur competitors to stay course on 5k charity run in Lincolnshire.
Chiranuch Premchaiporn's case was widely seen as a test case for freedom of expression in Thailand.
Alleged victim in Sunderland defender Titus Bramble’s sexual assault trial gives evidence.
Jacqueline Woodhouse who was exposed in a viral YouTube video which showed her racially abusing Asian commuters on London Underground has been jailed for 21 weeks.
Grandmother Emma Winnall, who was beaten in her bed as she slept, has died from her injuries.
Parents, Mike and Mairead Philpott, named as the two people who have been arrested on suspicion of murder of their six children.
Children's board reports conclude that murder of teenage mother, stabbed by boyfriend in Rotherham, could not have been prevented.
Dewey & Leboeuf's Chapter 11 filing makes it the first law firm in US history to file for bankruptcy.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the arson that caused a Derby house fire which killed six children from the Philpott family.
Drug-crazed Rudy Eugene, 31, was shot dead by Miami police while eating another cheek, eyes and nose.
Saga of attempts to deport al-Qaida bombing suspect to Jordan drags on after Home Office asks for more time to assemble evidence.
Cyclists and joggers make gruesome discovery in underpass 'not used at night'.
Mother and stepfather sentenced after locking up their son, 11, every night for a year in a converted coal bunker.
Mark Short's family pay tribute to boxer with 'big heart' killed in shooting in Cotton Tree Inn.
The suspect, wearing a balaclava, opened fire in the crowded Cotton Tree Inn in Droylsden.
A 21-year-old Chichester woman has died following a head-on collision after becoming confused about the directions from her sat nav.
Adam Smith tells Leveson Inquiry that News Corporation's Fred Michel exaggerated department's support for BSkyB bid.
Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, told David Cameron that he believed BSkyB bid was good for the media industry, prior to his appointment as quasi judicial arbiter of the controversial takeover plan.
The inquiry revealed Fred Michel's communications with Jeremy Hunt's aide included 191 phone calls, 158 emails and 799 texts between January 2010 and July 2011.