Ewan Palmer

A church billboard which shows a shocked Virgin Mary holding a positive pregnancy test has caused controversy in New Zealand.

Hundreds of Congolese people took to the streets of London to on Wednesday in protest at the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the apparent lack of interest from the Western world.

Scientists at the CERN particle physics laboratory outside Geneva have found signs of the Higgs boson, but stopped short of claiming a full discovery of the so-called 'God particle'.

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider are expected to announce todday they have the seen the "holy grail" of the physics world, the Higgs boson.

Toronto Zoo's famous "gay" penguins appear to have gone their separate ways after one of them found a female mate.

Scientists at the CERN particle physics laboratory outside Geneva are expected to announce "significant progress" in their search for the elusive Higgs boson, otherwise known as the "God particle".

A family in Croatia have created their very own winter wonderland in their country estate by using more than 1.2million Christmas lights in their decorations.

Dutch architects have come under fire for designing buildings which resemble the twin towers collapsing during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Last week the BBC released shocking pictures of Polar bear cannibalism, showing an adult bear dragging the body of a cub it had just killed along the Arctic ice before eating it.

Adolf Hitler's diary of expenses and love letters sent by Joseph Goebbels are among the huge collection of World War Two memorabilia going under the hammer in an auction house in Connecticut.

Tobias Day who killed his wife and one of his daughters, leaving two more critically injured, had recently lost his job as a police officer before the incident.

A 10-year-old boy who was shot by his mother after she was refused food stamps in Texas died on Thursday, a day after his sister lost her life.

Parts of Scotland have been battered by stormy winds which have closed schools, disrupted transport and prompted warnings for drivers to stay off the roads.

Hurricane-force winds have been recorded in the Cairngorm area of Scotland, as police warn people to avoid travelling to central as the wind continues to cause havoc.

Lincolnshire is regarded as a paranormal hotspot in the UK and even has its own team of 'ghostbusters' and it needs it, according to recently uncovered police statistics.

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider are expected to announce next week they have the seen the "first glimpse" of the so-called 'God particle' - the Higgs boson.

The 12-year old-daughter of Rachelle Grimmer, who was shot by her mother after she was refused food stamps, has died from her injuries.

The news that NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed that Kepler 22-b is the best hope for future human habitation has caused near global excitement.

The daughter of the woman who shot her children then killed herself after being denied food stamps talked about her fear of dying via Facebook during the hostage negotiation.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, were treated to a special performance by Gary Barlow at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of royal charities.

As we reach the end of the second decade of the 21st century, it seems that there are a growing number of species that will struggle to make it to the third.

NASA has released a list of recently discovered planets and moons that could possibly support life, with two of them meeting its exact criteria for habitability.

Banking giant HSBC has been fined £10.5 million for giving out "inappropriate investment advice" to its elderly customers.

A pastor at a small Kentucky church that recently voted to exclude interracial couples has overturned the decision.

Five members of the female feminist group Femen staged a topless protest outside the Olympic Stadium in Kiev ahead of tonight's Euro 2012 draw.

News has recently broken out that the Katla volcano in Iceland could be about to erupt, with the potential to cause global damage.

A celebrity divorce lawyer told a filling clerk he would "kick that baby out of her stomach" because he did not want to pay her maternity leave.

A Marks and Spencer lingerie advert has been banned by the Advertising Standard Authority for being "overtly sexual" and "social irresponsible."

Fears have begun to rise that a huge volcano is about to erupt in Iceland which could a bigger impact on the world than last year's eruption at Eyjafjallajokull.