Shawshank jailbreak: Convicts 'may have had help' as $100,000 reward offered to find escapees Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. Jun 8, 2015
Who is White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite? Shy girl from Aylesbury who became world's most wanted woman It is alleged she worked her way through the senior ranks of the al-Shabaab in Somalia. May 22, 2015 Kenya
Quintinshill rail crash: Memorial service held for 100th anniversary of worst UK rail disaster More than 200 soldiers were killed after a train derailed and caught fire at Quintinshill. May 22, 2015
Kent earthquake: Twitter users mock reaction to tremor felt across Garden of England Magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit two miles west of Ramsgate with tremors felt as far away neighbouring Essex May 22, 2015 Twitter
Paul Gascoigne and Sadie Frost among stars in £1.2m Mirror Group phone-hacking damages payout BREAKING: Frost, the ex-wife of Jude Law, was given the biggest privacy settlement of £260,250. May 21, 2015
George Clooney and wife Amal give up Hollywood for the delights of Reading Power couple just waiting for workmen to put finishing touches to their nine-bedroom £10m mansion. May 21, 2015
White widow Samantha Lewthwaite commands 'army of 200 female jihadis to carry out suicide bomb attacks' English-born Muslim convert Samantha Lethwaite reputedly has senior position in Somali terror group al-Shabaab May 20, 2015
China: Heartbroken husband Jiang Maode keeps body of dead wife in 'ice coffin' at home in Tian Yuan Jiang Maode, 53, kept body of wife Yang Huiging for five months. May 20, 2015
UK's first public swimming pond to be opened in King's Cross The 40m pond, entitled 'Of Soil and Water' is in Lewis Cubitt Park in north London. May 20, 2015
Chinese Lothario who dated 17 women at once arrested for fraud The man has allegedly been taking money from each woman every month. May 20, 2015
Ireland: Prince Charles and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams shake hands in historic meeting The meeting was held at a reception at the National University of Ireland Galway. May 19, 2015
Ukip MEP Patrick O'Flynn resigns after 'snarling, aggressive' attack on Nigel Farage Former Express journalist apologised for his comments that were a 'fragment of a wider passage'. May 19, 2015 UKIP
Star Wars villain Darth Vader promotes bicycle helmet safety on billboards across Germany Transport Ministry (BMVI) wants more people to wear helmets when cycling. May 19, 2015
Jeremy Clarkson could face three years in Argentine jail for Falklands number plate stunt TV stars chased out of Argentina by "thousands" of angry locals who pelted rocks at them. May 19, 2015
Waco Texas shootout: 170 gang members charged after mass brawl that left 9 dead and 18 injured Suspects charged with engaging in organised crime linked to capital murder, which carries death penalty. May 19, 2015
Gay marriage cake row: Christian bakery Ashers Baking Company guilty of Belfast discrimination Ruling is a landmark legal decision at Belfast County Court. May 19, 2015
Corfu gas deaths: Thomas Cook donates £1.5m to charity from its compensation payout Firm heavily criticised last week after receiving £3.5 million in damages over children's deaths. May 18, 2015
Who is Dean Potter? US daredevil basejumper dies in wingsuit accident in Yosemite The 43-year-old crashed after jumping from the 7,500ft Taft Point promontory on Saturday May 18, 2015
The Queen to face Nazi horror for first time at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp visit Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh will see memorials at site including one dedicated to Anne Frank. May 18, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip
White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite responsible for 400 murders, says Somali security chief The world's most wanted woman is said to have risen through the ranks of terror group al-Shabaab. May 18, 2015