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Indian student shot dead on Salford street victim of hate crime, say police.

Actress Megan Fox and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson made the two biggest mental health related gaffes of the year, a charity claims.

Burning buildings and rampant looting turned parts of London into war zone during August riots.

BBC under fire after choosing panda Tian Tian as one of its 12 female faces of the year.

Irina Shayk steals spotlight from boyfriend Ronaldo in lingerie ad campaign.

Anuj Bidve gunned down on Manchester street in apparent unprovoked attack as he walked with friends.

Seydou Diarrassouba's fatal stabbing in Oxford Street may be gang-related, police claim.

Police in Birmingham are hunting a robber who dressed as Santa Claus before forcing his way into a family house.

Santa Claus Movie and It’s a Wonderful Life may be Christmas/New Year comfort food for the eyes for many but others fancy their holiday fare with a bit of a twist.

Leftover turkey fat can be deadly for some birds, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has warned ahead of the Christmas festivities..

Hidden credit and debit card surcharges face axe as Treasury plans crackdown to help consumers.

Up to 18 million cars are expected on roads in Christmas/New Year holiday rush.

Celebrity Big Brother star and glamour model Chantelle leads protest outside Fortnum & Mason against production and sale of foie gras.

One in every 100 person in the UK is related to a pirate according to a genealogical research company.

Squeezed budgets will cause as many as three in five people in the UK to wait until the January sales to do their Christmas shopping, a survey claims.

New evidence of complex organic molecules have been spotted in the surface of Pluto by the Hubble Space Telescope, a study has found.

At least eight dead after ferry carrying families going home for Christmas sinks off Indonesia - the second capsize in a week.

The UK beer market has seen its total market value drop by £2.2 billion over six years, a report concludes.

The travel websiteTripAdvisor has begun trading as an independent company on the NASDAQ Stock market.

Scientists have discovered that the commonest type of ovarian cancer evolves at a fast enough rate to “dodge” standard treatment.

Age UK claims more than 500,000 people aged over 65 spent festive season on their own.

Sudanese stranded in their tens of thousands in makeshift refugee camps need help to get home, says Amnesty.

Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have spent 20 years developing the vaccine, called SAV001, which is the first to use a dead HIV-1 virus to activate the immune response in humans.

Rescuer workers are losing hope of finding 39 men missing in icy water off Russia’s east coast after an oil rig capsized.

A Texas jury has awarded a record $150 billion in damages to the parents of a boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted and set on fire.

A 22-year-old arrested at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of carrying terrorist document released on bail.

Total net property wealth for all private households in the United Kingdom dropped by more than £131bn (3.7 percent), to £3.375bn between 2206/08 and 2008/10 according to a report.

Sawn-off shotgun fired point-blank in face of man celebrating his 18th birthday with friends.

More than a fifth of the UK population will be prevented from seeing friends and family this Christmas due to high fuel costs, a study claims.