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US President makes emotional visit to place where Mandela was jailed

The 'eye-watering' cost of refurbishing two small toilets used by VIPs will be funded by taxpayers.

Police name ex-boyfriend of woman found dead in Salford home as main suspect in her murder.

Dream holiday in Kenyan paradise resort ruined by six months as the prisoner of kidnappers.

Anarchists are running a campaign of intimidation against immigration officers, including setting fire to vehicles and publishing photographs of them on the internet.

Victim yet to be identified because his severed head was collected by street cleaners.

Firefighters broke through toilet floor in 90-minute rescue operation to save the baby and her mother.

Meat from cattle infected with bovine tuberculosis sold unlabelled by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

A find in Egypt may be one of the greatest ancient treasures yet discovered, a 4,500-year-old boat that carried the mummified bodies of the pharaohs.

Man is Las Vegas dies in non-air conditioned home as temperatures reach more than 50C.

Body of 25-year-old discovered by police after officers were called to her home in Westbourne Road, Winton.

Brits are less happy with the time they spend partying and socialising than people from Luxembourg, Austria and Denmark. Ironically, Brits abroad have a reputation for being the party animals.

Artist Roger Dean is suing director James Cameron and Fox, claiming that Avatar stole his otherworldly designs.

Police arrest dozens of protesters following clash in St Petersburg.

Woman in New Zealand accidentally glued mouth shut after mistaking superglue for cold sore cream.

Protests and stun grenades mar US President's visit as Nelson Mandela clings to life.

This year's Gay Pride march is expected to be the biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender event in London for 10 years.

California’s Death Valley expected to reach 130F (54C), the hottest temperature for 100 years.

US President wants to take his children to visit the prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years.

The man suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the spot after he was told that the sudden increase in the charges was due to a price rise from last month.

The man killed his nine months pregnant daughter by strangulating her with nylon rope for marrying a man from a lower caste.

Cameron arrives at Camp Bastion to mark Armed Forces Day.

Police warning for English Defence League leader to keep of Tower Hamlets.

South Yorkshire Police releases the weirdest reasons that people have called its 999 emergency number this year.

'Walk of Honour' by far-right English Defence League cut short amid turmoil in Aldgate, east London.

A 42-year-old British man hiking with a companion in the Austrian Alps has fallen to his death.

The plans for Mandela's funeral are already in place. The father of modern South Africa will be buried at his home village in Qunu, documents show.

British ambassador expresses support for gay and lesbian community members on Pride marches in London and Paris.

Kieu cut off her husband’s penis and put it in the bin after drugging his tofu.