One in Six UK Teachers Unaware Female Genital Mutilation is Illegal
NSPCC says teachers are not trained to deal with their students being abused by FGM.
‘Scratch and Sniff’ Cannabis Cards Handed Out to Teach People About Drug Farms
Crimestoppers launches campaign to stop cannabis cultivation in the UK.
Greek Coffee 'Secret to Longer Life' on Island of Ikaria
Scientists explore why Greek islanders have one of world's highest longevity rates - and find coffee holds the clue.
Snow in Scotland and Northern England: Power Cuts and Travel Disruption Expected
Travel disruption as Met Office issues severe weather warning.
Global Warming 'Will Lead to Tenfold Increase in Katrina-like Hurricanes'
Climate experts say 2C hike in global temperature could cause super-destructive storm every two years.
Son Charged After Heads of Elderly Parents Found in Hong Kong Fridge
Two men including the couple's son have been charged with murdering Chau Wing-ki and Siu Yuet-yee.
Australia Scientists Bring Extinct Frog Species Back to Life - for a Few Days
Lazarus Project team move step closer to cloning success with gastric brooding frog.
Man Arrested in Syria for Killing New York Tourist Sarai Sierra in Istanbul
Suspect says he was ‘high on paint thinner’ when he bludgeoned Sierra to death.
Irish Property Tycoon Kevin McGeever Admits Making Up Kidnapping Plot
Property developer stayed in an isolated cottage for eight months and was not abducted by armed men.
Tributes to Peter and Charlie Saunders, Buckinghamshire Father and Son Killed in Chamonix
Family said father and son killed in hiking fall had flown to French Alps for adventure weekend.
Pakistan: At Least Three Dead After Militants Attack Peshawar Court Complex
Militants have taken a number of people hostage in city near Afghan border.
Ocean’s 11 Cheat Lifts £22m from Melbourne Casino
Scam artist in cahoots with Crown casino worker who monitored CCTV and told him which bets to make.
Liver 'Kept Alive' on Machine Transplanted into Body of Cirrhosis Sufferer Ian Christie [VIDEO]
London's Kings College Hospital patient becomes first successful recipient of liver maintained in machine.
Lee Balkwell Body Exhumed 11 Years After Upminster Cement Mixer Death
Balkwell's body will be dug up after police open new investigation into his death.
Serbian Woman Bojana Danilovic: Rare Condition Means World Turned Upside Down
Danilovic suffers from spatial orientation phenomenon meaning she sees everything upside down.
Pope Soap on a Rope and Other Papal Kitsch Celebrates Francis I Election [SLIDESHOW]
Papal clocks, T-shirts, thimbles and mugs cash in on cardinals' election of Jorge Bergoglio as pontiff.
Kimani Gray Brooklyn Shooting: Officers Named as Michael Bloomberg Refuses to Visit Site
New York Mayor says visiting scene of teen’s shooting would 'inflame things' after three days of rioting.
Saudi Arabia's Official Beheader Unworried about Firing Squad Executions
Saudi Arabia opting more for death by firing squad because of shortage of trained swordsmen.
'Kidnapped' Irish Property Tycoon Kevin McGeever Arrested for Wasting Police Time
McGeever questioned by police over claims he was held hostage for eight months.
UK Servicemen ‘More Likely to Commit Violent Crimes’
Men in the military are three times more likely to be convicted of a violent crime than non-servicemen.
Pippa Middleton Attends Cheltenham Festival With Banker Pal Tom Kingston
Duchess of Cambridge's sister wore yellow coat and fur hat to Gloucestershire horse racing event.
Brooklyn Riots: 46 Arrested after Reports Kimani Gray, 16, Shot in Back [PHOTOS]
Riots break out for third night after vigil breakaway group marches in New York police station.
World’s Biggest Flawless Diamond has £13m Christie's Price Tag
Christie's auction house is set to sell the world's biggest flawless diamond for more than £13 million.
Mohawk Gunman Kurt Myers Shot Dead after Killing Police Dog
Myers killed in shootout after killing four people in upstate New York.
Space Sex Can Cause Cancer and Alzheimer’s
Study highlights danger of plants reproducing in space and warns that humans may also be at risk.
Claudia Lawrence Book Release Marks Fourth Anniversary of Disappearance
Neil Root investigates disappearance of Yorkshire chef Lawrence, who went missing from University of York in March 2009.
Five Organ Transplant Patient Fatema Al Ansari Gives Birth to Miracle Baby in Miami
Miami hospital records first reported case of woman giving birth after five organ transplant.
500 Million-Year-Old Penis-Shaped Missing Link Found in Canada
Phallus-shaped worm pushes evolution of acorn worms back by 200 million years.
Mohawk Gun Rampage: Manhunt for Killer After Four Dead and Two Injured
Police in New York state searching for shooter who opened fire in village carwash and barber shop.
World's Oldest Murder Mystery: Scientists Finally Track Down Iceman Otzi's Killer
Iceman Murder Mystery examines the violent death of Stone Age man.
