SOCIETY

This most important of Hindu festivals falls on Tuesday 13 through to Wednesday 14 February 2018.

The Metropolitan Police are investigating an "incident" inside the House of Parliament in Westminster on 13 February. Sources suggest they are dealing with a suspicious package.

Flight Lieutenant Timothy Barry was living with Sarah Seddon when the alleged incident took place at their home near RAF Benson in Oxfordshire

Leroy Horton, from Sydney, filmed what happened when he decided to play a game with a Huntsman spider and get as close as he could before it moved.

British navy to send warship to South China Sea and challenge Beijing's claim to disputed international waters - a move likely to anger China.

The Oxfam revelations are far more disturbing than the reports of boorish behaviour by businessmen at The Presidents Club dinner.

A Brazilian man attempting to travel through Lisbon Airport in Portugal was detained by police for allegedly carrying 1kg of cocaine in a fake bum.

Nearly 3,000 dogs are competing to win Best in Show at the 142nd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.

Juan Carlos Rios has been vilified after footage showed him dragging a dog down the road from his car in Las Termas, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

The day is promoted by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV through safe sex practices.

President Jovenel Moise condemns charity over claims staff paid for prostitutes while delivering aid following earthquake.

"First, we were approached by a manager who let us know that customers were very distressed by my shirt and that children might see it," Andy wrote on Facebook.

Colin Jones, who has served with the London Fire Brigade for 28 years, faces being forced to move abroad as his wife Elizabeth Madrid has been refused a UK visa.

Southwestern Airlines flight was carrying 139 passengers when it had to be evacuated at John Wayne Airport in Santa Monica.

Gerardo Martinez of Miracle Christian Church accused of two counts of sexual battery following "heinous" attacks on 17-year-old.

Dean Hilpipre, the victim's paternal grandfather, pleaded guilty but could only get probation because of a reduction in the charges based on a plea deal.

Commonwealth leaders are gathering in London where they will begin secret discussions as to who will succeed Queen Elizabeth II as head of the organisation.

Snake Catchers Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan & Gold Coast shared a photo showing the red-bellied black snake in a schoolgirl's Harry Potter backpack.

Shakul Gupta from the north Indian city of Gurugram will also reportedly give a glimpse of different personas to his "prospective girlfriends".

Ekaterina Andreeva, who was performing at a nightclub in Giza, north-western Egypt, was taken off stage by the police for "inciting young people to disobedience and immorality".

A bomb that caused widespread travel disruption in east London will be dragged up the Thames to Shoeburyness, Essex.

Court papers show the flight from the Dominican Republic to New York had to be diverted to Washington for safety reasons.

The footage was shared on social media and shows the boy lying on the ground, asking the rebels if they plan to shoot him.

Behind the ostrich feathers and sequins, the parades tackle serious matters such as crime, corruption, drugs, poverty and intolerance towards the LGBT community.

Kim Jong-un has called for "livening up of the warm climate of reconciliation" between the two Koreas after the successful visit of a Northern delegation to the Winter Olympics.

Doctors from EEA are being blocked from entering the UK after Home Office Tier 2 visa quotas were reached two months in a row.

A 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old woman arrested by Hampshire Police following death of new-born baby.

Madeleine McCann was three years old when she went missing from a tourist resort in Portugal in May 2007.

Hallie Lauren Pate and Jordan Alexis Ruiz had also sprayed blood of the dead pets all over the kitchen cabinets.