Twitter reacts to tennis superstar Andy Murray winning SPOTY for the second time
The British tennis number one won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award at Belfast's SSE arena
Influential property developer Harry Hyams who reshaped post-war London dies aged 87
The property mogul changed the London skyline with the distinctive building Centre Point.
Vladimir Putin: Russian President hails Russian intelligence agencies on annual 'Spies Day'
The former KGB officer honoured members of the Russian security intelligence services.
Rwanda: Voters allow President Paul Kagame to extend his stay in power until 2034
Rwandan president can now sit for three more terms once his second term in office ends in 2017
UK terror attack: Paris attacks planner Abdelhamid Abaaoud had photos of Birmingham's Bullring on his phone
Seized German national Harry Sarfo spoke of planned attacks on UK soil.
British women soldiers to go into close combat 'within months', says David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has asked the Ministry of Defence to prepare women for the frontline by the end of 2016.
David Cameron orders 'shoot to kill' review to allow more protection for UK police marksman
UK law may be changed to prevent UK police officers who kill on duty facing lengthy court proceedings.
Ali Mohammed al-Nimr crucifixion: Saudi protester sentenced to death 'denied family visit'
The campaigner was arrested and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2011, when he was just 17.
Woman sues Airbnb after discovering a hidden camera in an apartment
Edith Schumacher says she told Airbnb about the camera, but the apartment continued to be listed.
UK: Mother killed her unborn baby with DIY abortion using internet drugs
Natalie Towers, 24, admitted administering a poison with intent to procure a miscarriage.
Wood Green Shooting: Police marksman arrested over Jermaine Baker death
The 28-year-old was shot dead during an alleged prison break on 11 December.
UK: Anti-pee paint on Hackney's walls will splash urine back at offenders
The new liquid-repelling paint has been applied in Shoreditch and Dalston in London.
China: 131 ancient hanging coffins up to 1,200 years old discovered on mountain side
The coffins had been placed in caves, which were carved into the cliff.
Qatari Royals kidnapping: Qatari officials sent to help secure release of seized hunters
The Qatari foreign minister, the assistant foreign minister and the Iraqi ambassador have been sent to help secure their release
Spain: Prime Minister punched in the face by teen during election walkabout
The Spanish prime minister was meeting voters in his home region of Galicia when the incident occured.
Wood Green shooting: Firearms officer suspended following Jermaine Baker death
Jermaine Baker, 28, was killed by a single gunshot wound on 11 December.
Kosovo: Opposition MPs release tear gas in parliament sixth time in 2 months
Opposition MPs say further autonomy to ethnic Serbs in Kosovo will increase Serbia's influence.
Tunisia: Men jailed on charges of sodomy after undergoing humiliating examinations
The student have also been banned from the city centre for a further five years.
UK: Shopping centre fined £75,000 after escalator cuts off customer's big toe
Michael Reddington, 27, lost the body part in an accident at the West End Arcade in Nottingham.
UK: Cannabis farm discovered yards from police station after pigeons seen roosting on warm roof
The house in Newtown-le-Willows was home to 14 cannabis plants and around 300 birds.
Fight against Isis: SAS sniper kills five Daesh fighters with 3 bullets
The SAS sniper was firing at an Islamic State bomb factory from 800 metres away.
Fight against Isis: Female Christian militia group join the battle against Daesh
The women from the Syriac Christian group created the 'The Female Protection Forces of the Land Between the Two Rivers' and has around 50 members.
Julian Assange: Ecuador and Sweden sign pact allowing WikiLeaks founder to be questioned
The Australian national has been avoiding extradition to Sweden by living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 2012.
French regional elections: Marine Le Pen's Front National beaten into third place, say exit polls
Exit polls have suggested that Nicolas Sarkozy's Republican party is in the lead ahead of the ruling Socialists, with Front National third.
Germany: 'Shariah Police' who patrolled streets of Wuppertal face no charges from court
The nine men were telling people in a 'Shariah Controlled Zone' to stop drinking, gambling and listening to music.
Heathrow expansion: Decision to build third runway delayed until summer
The transport secretary said that further research on the 'environmental impact' of a third runway was needed.
Pair jailed for life after posing with knives before murdering man in New Year's Eve 'massacre'
Donald Pemberton, 21, and Ryan Williams, 22, will serve a minimum of 23 years in prison.
Spain: Mother throws daughters to death from 13th floor of building before jumping herself
Two children, aged one and 11, died in the incident alongside their mother, 42, in Girona.
Predatory paedophile who raped 5 schoolgirls over 10 years gets 16 year jail term
Luis Moreno from Manchester has been jailed for grooming and raping five schoolgirls.
Foued Mohamed-Aggad: Isis sent Bataclan terrorist's mother 'martyr text message' after Paris attacks
The text from the jihadist group, also known as Daesh, read: 'He died with his brothers'.
