Paedophiles on Twitter are 'trying to reduce the stigma' of being sexually attracted to children MPs criticise social network after investigation reveals community of "non-contact" and "non-offending" paedophiles. Dec 12, 2017 Twitter
'Burnt alive in a Jewish sacrifice': Crazed Grenfell Tower conspiracy theory peddled by volunteer aid worker Tahra Ahmed condemned by Jewish groups for her anti-Semitic conspiracy theories regarding tower block fire which killed 71. Dec 11, 2017 Grenfell Tower
Three children dead following suspected arson attack at house in Salford Three-year-old girl and 35-year-old woman also injured in suspicious fire at house in Worsley. Dec 11, 2017
Grenfell Tower fire: Police are investigating corporate manslaughter charges Two-day public inquiry opens into fire in west London tower block which killed 71 people. Dec 11, 2017 Grenfell Tower
'Watershed moment': Saudi Arabia is opening cinemas for the first time in 35 years Gulf Kingdom to re-open cinemas by March 2018 and hoping to build more than 300 in latest Vision 2030 reform. Dec 11, 2017 Saudi Arabia David Cameron
East London McDonald's was HQ for child sex grooming gang say police Six men and boys already arrested as police believe there could be as many as 30 potential victims targeted at Stratford shopping centre. Dec 11, 2017
UK weather warning: Drivers beware of hazardous roads as snow turns to ice Met Office issues warnings of ice across UK as drivers told to take care while travelling on roads in sub-zero temperatures. Dec 11, 2017
Gang that can steal a motorcycle in less than 10 seconds banned from touching vehicles Five men and six youths given banning order preventing them from touching vehicles following spate of thefts across Leeds. Dec 8, 2017
Mystery over 'scary' amount of children who have gone missing in Enfield area Police looking into possibility children and teenagers who have disappeared from north London borough may have gone missing together. Dec 8, 2017
Manchester jihadi who wrote 'sniper specialist' on Isis application form jailed Mohammed Abdallah jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of travelling to Syria to team up with terrorist group. Dec 8, 2017 Isis
'I cannot go back': 400 Nigerians have been freed from the horrors of Libya's slave trade More than 400 Nigerians flown out of Libya to Lagos following outcry over migrant slave trade reports. Dec 8, 2017 Libya
Oxford student who avoided jail after stabbing boyfriend launches fight against suspended sentence Lavinia Woodward launches appeal against 10-month suspended prison sentence she received her stabbing boyfriend with bread knife. Dec 7, 2017
Conmen brothers scammed pensioner out of £25,000 for £1,000-worth of 'shoddy' roof work Jack and Shaun Doyle guilty of fraud after charging elderly man more than 25 times the true costs for work done at his home. Dec 7, 2017
Counter-terrorism boss admits sensitive documents were stolen after he left them in car West Midlands Police constable Marcus Beale admits charge under Official Secrets Act after sensitive documents stolen from unmarked car Dec 7, 2017
UK terror arrests rocket over past 12 months during year of attacks Home Office says fifth of record terrorism-related arrests related to deadly attacks in London and Manchester. Dec 7, 2017
Taxpayers must pay ex-mayor's wife $85,000 after she fell and damaged her breast implants Cynthia Hedgecock sues city to repay medical bills and cover costs of mental suffering after tripping on broken paving. Dec 7, 2017
Antoine Quilichini: Corsican gangster 'Tony the Butcher' gunned down at airport Mobster believed to have been targeted in tit-for-tat shooting at Bastia airport in northern Corsica after killing of mafia boss cousin. Dec 6, 2017
Terror suspect accused of urging jihadists to attack Prince George at his school Husnain Rashid targets young royal for terror attack in inflammatory Telegram message, Westminster court hears. Dec 6, 2017 Isis
The bones of Father Christmas: Scientists believe they've found Santa Claus's pelvis Relic believed to have come from Saint Nicholas confirmed as dating back to around time of his death in 343AD. Dec 6, 2017 Christmas
British people's guess for number of immigrants in UK prisons is staggeringly wrong Perils of Perception survey show pessimistic Britons get statistics on murder rates, prison populations, terror deaths and teen pregnancies wildly wrong. Dec 6, 2017