Falling scaffolding outside Green Point stadium in Cape Town leaves one woman dead.
Four prison officers have been injured during an altercation with an inmate at the G4S-run Birmingham Prison.
Essex Police believe the property in Barn Mead may have been broken into after the Shakoor family went to bed.
South Yorkshire Police said Lewis Eddleston drowned and are not treating his death as suspicious.
Espinal drowned five-year-old son and tried to poison daughter before attempting suicide.
Cameron warns TV presenter that his actions could create 'witch-hunt against people who are gay'.
Arabica coffee could be extinct within the next 70 years because of climate change.
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama orders investigation and 18-man team Israeli team joins rescue operation after multi-storey collapses in Accra.
Footage show robbers threatening people with axes before raiding Fraser Hart jewellers
Conviction unrelated to film which sparked widespread rioting and led to death of US ambassador Chris Stevens in Libya.
Human rights expert Sarah Cook says the Communist Party's latest clampdown on dissent could have a ripple effect which lasts for years.
Dementia Friends scheme aims to recruit 1 million people to change the way Britain approaches the disease.
The new Archbishop of Canterbury's going to be formally announced and it's being widely reported that a shining star in the Church of England, Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham has accepted the position.
As President Barack Obama gets elected for a second term, the latest election actually marked a pivotal point for women in the senate, congress and the power in voting.
Earthquake measuring 7.4 magnitude strikes Guatemala causing widespread damage.
But former resident tells of Jimmy Savile ogling his genitals then selecting victims for paedophile orgies at the Bryn Estyn children's home, in north Wales.
Soula Alevridou, a brothel owner, who already sponsors a Greek football team extends her support to struggling school.
Woman told black manager Hari Sewell, ‘don’t beat me up’ when he said hello, then colleague dismissed it as banter.
People living in New York and New Jersey have been evacuated again as the new Nor'easter storm named Athena hits the east coast of the US.
Actor died in hospital after fatal collision with HGV in Bethnal Green, east London.
The BBC told Professor Brian Cox not to look for alien life as it might breach health and safety guidelines.
Sabre-toothed cats and bear dogs shared space and food nine million years ago.
Man from Lurgan is fourth person to be arrested over murder on M1 motorway near Portadown.
As many as 50 people could be trapped under rubble of Melcom mall after it collapsed in Ghana's capital, Accra.
Ex-Detective John Stainthorpe says that the tipper who suggested Savile as suspect was 'aiming in the right direction'.
One army unit reports over 100 sightings in just six months.
Mayor of London announces average increase of 4.2 percent on fares on morning of Barack Obama’s election win.
Most pregnant women cited fatigue and sleep problems as the main reasons for calling in sick.
Jones shot two people before killing himself at Valley Protein processing plant in California.
Teacher Iman Abu Bakr Kilany plans to appeal against suspended jail sentence for cutting hair of girls who didn't wear headscarves.