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Victorian tomb in Highgate cemetery is home to rare Meta bourneti spiders, London Wildlife Trust team finds.

Harrogate hospital climbing enthusiast killed alongside three mountaineering friends on Scotland's Bidean nam Bian.

Executions, daring escapes and hiding under beds among harrowing stories to emerge from hostage crisis.

Humane Society and Celebrities write letter to Defra to support proposed ban on polar bear trade.

25-year-old died after a night out metres from her sister's house.

Becky Folkard, 34, plans to brand three volunteers - two anonymous women and 24-year-old Ben Hannah - with the number 269, which refers to the ear tag given to a calf before it is sold as veal or leather.

Film-maker Michael Winner dies at Kensington home with wife Geraldine at his side.

Police believe email scammer who sends threatening messages originates abroad.

Rescue centres overflowing with hedgehogs as country copes with extreme weather.

Grandfather Paul Marshallsea ignores lifeguards and tackles 6ft dusky whaler shark after it strays too close to Bulcock Beach

Suspect Mukesh, driver of bus on which girl was brutalised, says public anger in Delhi could influence verdict.

Family pay tribute to murdered police officer as third man arrested following attack in Edgeley, Stockport.

Junior doctor and two PHD students fell 1,000ft down Bidean nam Bian.

Ten people wounded in double explosion and gun battle at police compound in Kabul.

Almost 1,000 schools shut as snow continues to cause major disruption across Britain.

Body found in Kent is not Gemma Bates, who went missing from Deal last week.

Woman battling for life after gang rape in Bathinda in India's Punjab state.

United Nations report lifts lid on gory methods used by police to extract confessions.

A South African vineyard has seen sales soar after their vintage featured in the best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey series.

Videos posted by a student describing how he overcame anorexia are a surprise YouTube hit.

Round four opponent Gilles Simon struggling for fitness after leg cramps blight win over Gael Monfils.

The third Monday of January is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year, but increasing numbers of Brits are determine to fight the blues.

The new £135 million Lightning II is vulnerable to lightning strikes, according to Pentagon documents.

Tottenham Hotspur hero says micro-blogging was taking over his life, while university dons say tweeting is destroying 'real' writing.

The fastest growing website in the world has a new fan, in the shape of Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.

Pollution death toll peaks in upmarket areas such as Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond upon Thames and Westminster.

India's Maha Kumbh Mela is the world's biggest religious festival - this year 100 million Hindus are expected to gather by the Ganges, where they will find Harvard academics waiting.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plans to use his £40bn personal fortune to eradicate polio, malaria and measles.

Gunman who fired a gun point-blank at the head of a Bulgarian politician has said he did not intend to assassinate him.