SOCIETY

Gap-year backpacker alleged to have said he would kill head of state during drunken conversation.

13 elders in Madhya Pradesh arrested after shaving girl's head to make her 'less of a temptation' to potential abductors.

Barry Gardiner MP demands Ofgem hands over files to police while campaigners urge Big Six to be broken up.

In La Plata 16 inches (400 millimeters) of rain fell in two hours killing 25 people; another 1,500 have been evacuated

Historic church in prestigious London district valued at up to £50m after millions spent on renovation.

Hackney Council has fastened a removal order to the bike, which honours the memory of 28-year-old Shivon Watson, who was crushed by a skip lorry on the Victoria Park Road roundabout.

'Frightening fantasy' to behead and rob singer in her Devon home unravels in Exeter court.

Time running out for Welsh family of woman held in Dominican Republic jail accused of murdering husband.

Driver who reportedly drove BBC guests becomes first person charged by Jimmy Savile investigation team.

An institute in Chengdu runs a tutorial on finance for children of millionaires aged from 7 to 11.

Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife killed months after murder of Texas attorney Mark Hasse.

German scientists had serious plans of destroying places on earth with the help of a deadly mirror weapon 'sun-gun.'

Endurance cyclist aims to race from one end of Britain to the other in just five days to break record.

Conspiracy poll reveals millions think Obama is Satan and Americans caused 9/11.

Convicted killer living in jail as a woman claims gender reassignment a matter of life or death.

Over 80 wildfire incidents were attended to in the north of Scotland in recent days.

Eminent scientist claims males will become extinct in five million years due to slow erosion of Y chromosome genes.

Zeng Jia, 22, held her own funeral to 'appreciate' life and the time and effort put by the people close to the deceased

Witnesses rushed to fallen teenager after two shots in suburban street in borough of Enfield.

Relations of killer couple speak of pain as Mick and Mairead found guilty of inferno that killed six children.

World Health Organisation says 57 percent of Samoans are obese.

Choopan's five-tonne frozen treat is chocolate flavoured and beats Baskin Robbins' title holder.

Emma Watson says her pole-dancing character in The Bling Ring was everything she hated.

Isabella Clarkson gets royal response from Duchess of Cambridge sympathising over missing visit.

Inscribed ring that inspired JRR Tolkien on display at The Vyne National Heritage site in Hampshire

Controversial video shows father hitting teenage girls with electric cord after discovering 'twerking' clip online.

Pluto's Gate discovered during dig at Pamukkale - and cave's lethal gases remain as potent as ever.

Gruesome eye-for-an-eye punishment handed down on Ali al-Khawahir unless he pays £175,000 compensation.

Women take to Twitter to support Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp