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Home secretary Theresa May promises 'zero tolerance' following smearing claims against murdered teenager's family

Gulf emirate leader reportedly ready to hand power to his 33-year-old son Prince Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

EL James hands over twelfth of £12.6m earnings to unnamed charities.

NSPCC launches hotline for women and children at risk of FGM.

Undercover officer Peter Francis claims he was asked by police to find ‘dirt’ on family of murdered teenager

'He has given so much to the world. I believe he is at peace,' says daughter.

Rescue efforts hampered by heavy fog following 'Himalayan tsunami' of flood waters.

Trains on the planned HS2 route could boast a range of high-tech features.

Two female cubs are the first pair to be born in the world this year.

Police treating suspicious package incident in Walsall 'extremely seriously' after 40 homes in vicinity are evacuated.

Oligarch charged with 'hooliganism motivated by political hatred' after punching Sergei Polonsky on TV show.

More than 21,000 government officials descend on Tibet as part of 'political re-education' campaign.

Calls for a review of eligibility rules are growing after four top Olympic athletes were found to have the genetic make-up of males.

Stop-motion video footage shows 4,000-year-old figurine spinning in its glass case.

Demonstrations take place in more than 100 cities across the nation as President Rousseff appeals for end to violence.

Visitors from 'high-risk' countries India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana and Nigeria to be liable.

Proud father Kanye West has asked Kim Kardashian to marry him shortly after giving birth to their child, named North.

After week of relative peace, police used tear gas against protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square last night.

Scientists have discovered that plants do tricky arithmetic to prevent them from starving.

Authorities confirm that the US whistleblower has left Hong Kong, where he was fighting extradition to the United States.

WikiLeaks founder says search for safe haven for NSA web surveillance whistleblower must be 'intensified'.

Danish racing driver succumbs to his injuries after high-speed crash in early stages of the celebrated race in France.

Alfred Saunders faces 25 years in jail after pleading guilty to the frenzied 2011 murder in Costa Rica.

Belfast singer Leah McFall is the bookies' favourite to win BBC talent show The Voice in Saturday night's final.

Search engine to abandon policy of testing job applicants with brain teasers and conundrums.

The cremated remains of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, will be loaded into a capsule and launched into outer space.

Bank of England draws up list of candidates including Jane Austen, Emmeline Pankhurst and the Bronte sisters.

Exodus International founder Alan Chambers apologised for the suffering the church caused the LGBT community.

One of the UK's biggest online dating firms could be in line for a £40 million pay-out after selling its casual sex websites.