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A teenager, Simon Evans, convicted of beating a rough-sleeper to death when he was 14 was denied a jail term cut by a High Court judge.

The DCMS select committee has demanded that Twitter and Facebook hand over information about Russian interference in the EU referendum.

The baby boy's head remained inside his mother, Reina Natalia Valazquez, and was later delivered naturally along at a hospital in Tartagal, northwest Argentina.

Georgia authorities are searching for an inmate who made a daring escape from jail Wednesday by using a metal rod to break through the walls of his cell.

Natasha Claus, 36, of no fixed abode, has been jailed for 13 months and banned from Woking town centre after arriving at Guildford Crown Court four hours late.

Iuliana Tudos, 22, was found dead in Finsbury Park, north London, and police have launched a murder inquiry. She is thought to have been attacked on Christmas Eve.

Florida deputies said that a man turned up at his ex-girlfriend's house in the early hours of the morning before viciously assaulting her new boyfriend.

Legendary ex-footballer George Weah is set to become Liberia's president following a run-off election victory against opponent Joseph Boakai.

Police in the Iranian capital of Tehran have said that women will no longer be arrested if they are in breach of the country's conservative dress code regulations.

The US Department of Defense has issued denials that it was on the hunt for UFOs after details of a top secret programme emerged.

India's parliament took a major step towards banning the "triple talaq" instant divorce practice on 28 December when the lower house passed a bill making it illegal.

A 61-year-old man has become the third Brit to die this year while diving off the Canary Islands.

Four people found dead on Boxing Day in a New York basement apartment have now been identified and thought to have been victims of what police are describing as a quadruple homicide,

Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino believes the record sale of Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool can be a positive for the Saints if the money is reinvested in the New Year.

Syrian Refugee Support Group of Calgary members will donate blood and recruit new donors on New Year's Day to help during the Canadian blood shortage.

21-year-old Sophie Smith was believed to have left her home at 3am wearing a dark vest top and light shorts. She hasn't been seen since.

Barcelona are ready to sell Gerard Deulofeu in January to make room for Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho.

A man in Taiwan was reportedly rushed to hospital on Boxing Day after one of his testicles was bitten off by his wife during an aggressive lovemaking session.

DNA tests confirmed Domingo Bulacio was the father of the children born by his victim, named locally as Antonia. The eight children were fathered over a 22-year-period.

A 36-year-old woman has been left with life-changing burns to her leg and face after being victim to an acid attack in Canary Wharf, east London.

Shocking pictures show the aftermath of a heavy storm that toppled a crane into an apartment block, leaving one woman dead.

Apple admitted that an update in 2016, the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE and iPhone 7 included a feature which slowed down parts of the phone in order to lengthen battery life.

Google has released the details of a new system which claims to create near-human accuracy in computer speech.

Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January for a £75m fee that will be a world record for a defender.

Both Nadal and Federer had a brilliant 2017 campaign, matching each other with two Grand Slams a piece.

Journalists Reshmin Chowdhury, Tina Daheley and Naga Munchetty fronted the program due to shift change

Swansea have named Carlos Carvalhal as the successor to Paul Clement, just four days after the 52-year-old Portuguese left Championship side Sheffield Wednesday by mutual consent.

A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a young woman was found in a north London park.

A Muslim man from Durham has claimed that that he was beaten up after wishing someone a merry Christmas.