City Link announce major job losses after bid to buy failed company fails Almost all of the company's 2,727 employees will lose their jobs. Dec 31, 2014
Maryland's last four death row inmates have their executions cancelled on New Year's Eve Governor chose last day of 2014 to commute sentences to life in prison. Dec 31, 2014
Saudi Arabia beheads 83rd person of 2014, tops Amnesty list for executions Iran, Iraq, the US and China also in charity's death penalty offender list. Dec 31, 2014
North London Jewish community 'in fear' as vandals scrawl swastikas on homes The Met arrests a 32-year-old man in connection with the vandalism in Stamford Hill. Dec 31, 2014
Katie Hopkins reported to police for hate crimes against obese people Plus-size activist shopped TV and newspaper star for comments made on 'My Fat Story' Dec 31, 2014
Christine Cavanaugh, voice of Rugrats' Chuckie and Babe the pig, dies aged 51 Voice actress played star roles in the most famous cartoons of the 1990s. Dec 31, 2014
Manchester police officer quits after being accused of sleeping with prostitutes on duty PC Darren Bromley, 38, is said to have got to know the sex workers while patrolling city's red light district. Dec 31, 2014
South Korea activist to parachute 100,000 copies of The Interview into North Korea with balloons Defector Park Sang-hak is working with human rights charities to translate the banned Sony film into Korean. Dec 31, 2014
Liberia Ebola victims can be buried after cremation decree relaxed Compulsory cremations very unpopular in Liberia, where funeral traditions are carefully followed. Dec 30, 2014
China: Businessman jailed for 13 years for eating tigers and drinking their blood 'Xu' organised trips for people to buy and eat slaughtered tigers. Police seized tiger meat, bones and penis from his home. Dec 30, 2014
Norman Atlantic disaster: fresh chaos in Corfu as ship sends 'armed men onboard' distress signal Incident threatens further tragedy for Corfu following 10 deaths in Norman Atlantic ferry disaster Dec 30, 2014
City Link staff given hope as rival parcel courier offers 100 jobs APC Overnight in Staffordshire is prioritising workers affected by City Link's collapse on Christmas Day. Dec 30, 2014
Network Rail boss Mark Carne 'hands back' bonus cheque over Christmas travel chaos Mark Carne will not accept a pay-out of £135,000 as Network Rail is fined £53m for travel disruptions this Christmas. Dec 30, 2014
Unqualified teachers in state schools puts 430,000 British schoolchildren at risk, claims Labour Shadow education secretary Tristam Hunt says the number of teachers without formal training has increased by 16% in a year. Dec 30, 2014
New York flight delayed as ultra-Orthodox Jewish men refuse to sit next to women passengers Some members of Hasidic Haredi Judaism require gender separation in public settings. Dec 30, 2014
Network Rail boss Mark Carne in six-figure Christmas bonus row after London travel chaos Mark Carne has insisted he will take a payout of £135,000 as it is "only" 20% of his annual salary. Dec 30, 2014
BBC pulls Royals documentary claiming Charles used a 'spin doctor' after Princess Diana's death Reinventing the Royals was scheduled to be shown on BBC Two on Sunday January 4. Dec 30, 2014
Sydney siege: Australia's MI5 received tip off about gunman two days before attack Intelligence officials have revealed an anonymous caller alerted them to Man Haron Monis' extremist website. Dec 20, 2014
North Korea proposes joint investigation with US to prove it did not hack Sony Government officials in Pyongyang say there will be 'serious consequences' if Washington rejects the offer. Dec 20, 2014
'A second Scottish independence referendum is on the horizon', says Alex Salmond Former First Minister previously said the vote was a 'once in a generation opportunity'. Dec 20, 2014 Alex Salmond