SOCIETY

29 March is birthday of former Tory chairman who claimed gay marriage would allow him to marry son.

Company founder sentenced for fraud after selling implants filled with industrial silicone to thousands of women.

Animal rights group fails in attempt to grant chimpanzees 'legal person' status in New York.

Islamic group The Shariah Project to show "ills of alcohol" with march through East London hotspot

These jumpers will help you stand out from the crowd this Christmas.

IBTimes UK looks at 12 charities launching appeals to tap into Christmas spirit of generosity and goodwill.

Walmart shopper handcuffed, arrested and banned for life after ad-match request.

Pro-Mujica upper chamber set to swing senate in favour of historic legalisation of cannabis.

The Mormon Church explains why it banned black people from its priesthood for more than 100 years.

Rising rents and evictions blamed on 'tech elite' squeezing life from city.

International Humanist and Ethical Union report says laws curb atheists' freedom.

BBC Panorama investigation accuses charity of contradicting core policies with investment schemes.

Man of Indian origin killed under bus, sparking violence, said to have been drunk.

Javier Espinosa and photographer Ricardo Garcia captured by rebels fighting for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Jackie van Wyk takes us to Stellenbosch to find out how people cherished the man who saved them from Apartheid.

German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL tests parcel drone.

Teenagers posed with balaclavas and knife for photo before robbing hamburger restaurant in Sweden

Ist Battalion Yorks Regiment soldiers sit down on parade in protest over 'mismanagement'.

Tao Hsiao kills himself after girlfriend suggests going in one more shop at end of five-hour trip.

Rotors not spinning at time of fatal pub crash but initial AAIB reports discount engine failure.

Police confirm fatal fire in Heaton being treated as suspicious but are not looking for anyone else

Coastguard Captain Gregorio De Falco takes stand in trial against 'Captain Coward' Francesco Schettino.

How to buy, care for and recycle a real Christmas tree.

Suspect accused of Woolwich murder tells jury of disgust over Iraq war and his love of al-Qaida.

Bus driver Vasko Petrovski wins £220,000 compensation after stumbling across 'massacre' scene.

Peta releases horrific footage of process in Chinese workshops of skiing live rabbits for luxury sweaters.

Gang kept heroin, crack and cocaine hidden in unusual places in Warwickshire drug house.

While the French parliament has taken strong action to reform the prostitution industry, Britain still buries its head in the sand.

Collision at crossing in Bintaro Permai leaves at least seven dead and more than 70 injured.