Marvel legend Stan Lee's 1968 'Soapbox' against bigotry goes viral after Charlottesville unrest
The creator of Spiderman and the Fantastic Four said the column is "as true today as it was in 1968".
Supermarket sweep: Two schoolboys party with £300 of booze after Sainsbury's overnight lock-in
The boys, aged 12 and 13, hid in the superstore's clothing department until the store had closed.
Controlling cop who stalked girlfriends and banned red nail polish kicked off force
Avon and Somerset PC Wayne Hodge is dismissed by disciplinary panel for gross misconduct.
Brutal cockfighting rises to five-year high in UK
The bloodsport is persistent among travellers, some rural cultures and British-born Pakistani communities.
Chinese fishing vessel crew arrested for poaching endangered sharks off Galapagos Islands
The 20-strong crew face up to three years in prison for crimes against protected marine wildlife.
Bodybuilder mum-of-two dies while on risky diet of egg whites and protein shakes
Meegan Hefford had a rare genetic disorder that stopped her body breaking down the protein she was eating.
Saudi man who set wife on fire gets 19 months and a flogging
Wife survives, and has so far spent $100,000 on operations to treat her extensive injuries.
South Korea installs statues of 'comfort women' on buses in stark reminder of WWII horror
Life-sized figures will be on buses for the next six weeks and stop at locations such as the Japanese embassy.
British teenager dies suddenly in his sleep during school trip to Cuba
Alex Holliday, 15, was described as a "determined" teenager who was a keen long-distance runner.
Oklahoma teacher loses $1m lawsuit after having sex with schoolboy
The lawyer for Jennifer Caswell says she does not have the cash to pay the claim.
Banker boards wrong flight and ends up 8,500 miles from home - despite airline staff checking ticket
Finance broker Samuel Jankowsky was flying home to Stansted, but ended up in Las Vegas.
Danish inventor accused of deliberately sinking self-built submarine and killing journalist
Police are holding Peter Madsen after they were unable to locate Kim Wall who was travelling with him.
Tesco store assistant who set fire to his brother as he slept jailed for 20 years
Blair Logan set alight his younger brother, Cameron, after a punch brought their four-year family feud to boiling point..
Suspected 'Boiler room' scam selling 'worthless' cryptocurrency to City investors busted
City of London police have foiled a scam to sell fake digital currencies.
Watch stolen Soviet-era anti-aircraft missile explode after being sold for scrap
Passing driver's car dashcam captures the moment of the blast.
Men from poor families twice as likely to be single
Income inequality between rich and poor families is growing, says report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Princess Diana mural appears in Croydon - is it a new piece from secretive artist Banksy?
The work shows Diana stranded on top of a tower like a fairy tale princess.
'Dishonest' British tourist crippled with diarrhoea caught taking selfies by the pool
Marissa McLean ordered to pay almost £3,000 in legal costs to Thomas Cook in food poisoning claim.
18 SWAT officers rushed to Pittsburgh hospital after fentanyl exposure
Powerfully toxic drugs such as fentanyl have become a major problem for police during drug raids.
Tens of thousands of human trafficking victims in 'every large town and city' in the UK
NCA said cases included victims as young as 12 being sold to families in Britain.
Frozen pizzas cause motorway shutdown in Arkansas following truck crash
Trailer spill took workers four hours to clear before Interstate 30 could run normally again.
Police paid child rapist £10,000 to spy on underage sex parties
NSPCC said the decision to pay a child rapist to spy on vulnerable young girls "beggars belief".
Married mother who had sex with teenage boys in her car sent to jail in Michigan
Brooke Lajiness pleaded guilty for having sex with two teenagers in a driveway in the back of her car.
Scandinavia's cashless society leads the world: Sweden on track to dump notes by 2030
Swedes use their debit cards three times more frequently than other Europeans.
South Carolina police urges public not to shoot Bigfoot
Mythical creature was sighted throwing stones at a local group searching for the American cryptid .
Australian rugby star trafficked 10,000 ecstasy pills for motorbike gang
Brisbane court heard Dan Kilian was a 'low level' member of Rebels Motorcycle Club.
Former Kent police officer was a pervert who used girl 'to fulfil his sick fantasies'
Judge jails Colin Wraight for 19 years at Canterbury Crown Court.
Benefits fraudster to miss his wedding and Caribbean honeymoon after being jailed for 16 months
Barry Firmager jailed for not disclosing £200,000 payout for an earlier traffic accident.
For sale: One motel, two careful owners, 600 mannequins of clowns
Clown Motel has been open for over 30 years and has become a Nevada landmark.
Entente cordiale: The French come to the UK to work – but Brits prefer retiring in France
Almost half of all Britons who settle in France are 55 or over, says the ONS.