Rotherham Council faces criminal probe by Britain's FBI over child sex abuse National Crime Agency to investigate Rotherham council declared 'not fit for purpose'. Feb 4, 2015
Ghana mortuary training included sex with corpses, claims morgue worker Morgue attendant Sharkur Lucas claims he turned to the dead for sex 'many times'. Feb 4, 2015
North Korea vows to write 'final page of US history with nuclear war' United States 'is a cesspool' and Barack Obama a 'gangster' fumes DPRK. Feb 4, 2015 North Korea Barack Obama
New York train crash: 7 killed at Valhalla level crossing as Jeep pushed 400ft along tracks Train smashed into Jeep which was stuck on level crossing. Feb 4, 2015 New York
Mummified Buddhist monk 'still alive after 200 years and is nearly a Buddha' Professor claims monk found in Mongolia is near state of Nirvana. Feb 4, 2015
South Africa: Cannibal Andrew Chimboza who 'ate love rival's heart' admits he 'went too far' Andrew Chimboza ate Mbuyiselo Manona heart after stabbing him repeatedly Feb 3, 2015 South Africa
London bus strikes: Three days of disruption planned for February Commuters face more misery in row over pay between bosses and unions Feb 3, 2015
Boris Johnson 'disappointed' with Boots boss Stefano Pessina over tax avoidance But Tory MP hopeful insists Boots has right to off-shore for business reasons Feb 3, 2015 Tax Ed Miliband
CIA and Mossad blew up Hezbollah mastermind of Terry Waite's kidnap Imad Mughniyah killed in joint operation between security services, reports Washington Post Feb 1, 2015
Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste freed from Egypt prison Australian journalist jailed for 400 days has been deported to Australia Feb 1, 2015 Egypt
Denmark prisoners found dating group and the authorities approve Inmates looking for love are meeting potential lovers via jail date group Feb 1, 2015
Portable mind reading hat offers locked-in patients hope of communication Mind reading technology gets smaller and more accessible Feb 1, 2015
Nasa rocket Delta 2 blasts into space to boost climate forecasting SMAP will measure the 2in deep soil which holds less than 1% of Earth's water Feb 1, 2015 NASA Climate Change
Grieving man washed out to sea in Cornwall while spreading ashes Search resumes for unidentified man hit by wave at Port William. Feb 1, 2015 Ashes
Paedophile Robert Sinclair: Man obsessed by children's necks wins reduced sentence Sinclair threatened to spread explicit images on Facebook. Jan 30, 2015
Saudi Arabia: US citizens shot at and one left wounded in eastern province of Al-Ahsa BREAKING: Americans targeted in Saudi Arabia by gunfire. Jan 30, 2015 Saudi Arabia
Essex police hunt traveller feud suspects after caravan rammed and man seriously injured Caravan rammed by car and building set alight in clashes. Jan 30, 2015
AirAsia QZ8501: 'Vital controls switched off by pilots' during emergency Claim not confirmed by investigators piecing together AirAsia disaster. Jan 30, 2015
Boris Johnson brands Isis jihadists 'porn obssesed w***ers' London Mayor cites MI5 research on web habits of British Islamic State fighters. Jan 30, 2015 Isis Islamic State
Burglars who left Paul Kohler with severe facial injuries 'enjoyed' beating Wimbledon man Law professor Kohler left looking 'unrecognisable' by brutal home assault. Jan 29, 2015