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Reports of a man with a gun have swept Twitter after images of police taping off the crossroads between

Heroic construction worker Rob Nuckols threw himself into acid to save co-worker Martin Davis, who fell 40ft through rotting roof into vat.

European Court of Human Rights judges reject Qatada's appeal but say Home Secretary Theresa May was wrong over deadline.

Nine men guilty of rape and sexual grooming in Rochdale jailed, with one 59-year-old man given 19 years.

The new discovery, scientists believe, is a major step towards the search for signs of life on other planets.

A former Labour MP has said that the police failed to bring the Rochdale sexual grooming ring to justice in 2008 because they were scared of being branded racists.

Sky TV pundit Ray Wilkins, the ex-England, Manchester United and Chelsea legend breathalysed early hours just yards from his home in Cobham, Surrey.

Underwear bomber in the foiled al-Qaida plot to blow up a US-bound plane was a double agent, working for the CIA and Saudi intelligence agency.

Penn State University researchers find that 50 to 90 per cent of the world's languages will vanish.

British archaeologist, Howard Carter is the primary discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the most intact pharaonic tomb ever found.

Re-elected President of Russia Vladimir Putin starred in an ice hockey game to following his swearing in, scoring a goal for the Russian Amateur team.

Emma Winnall asks for help to find nonagenarian's attacker who fractured skull, broke arm and severed finger in senseless assault.

Maddie picture used to link to cheap holiday site sparks furious row and threat of legal action.

The nine men being tried for sexual exploitation charges on a series of underage girls in Rochdale have been found guilty.

South Africa trucker drove speeding lorry through herd of impala, killing seven.

These black and white photographs capture the essence of life in India during the British Raj about a century ago and showcases some of the picturesque locations, possibly of Sundarbans' mangrove forest and Hooghly River.

Flatulent dinosaurs are one of major reasons for global warming because of the greenhouse gases they produced, suggested a new study.

Over 17,000 pills filled with powdered made of dead human foetuses have been seized by customs officers in South Korea since August, according to officials.

Tributes pour in after death of 14-year-old at Baron at Bucknell campsite in Shropshire.

These black and white photographs capture the essence of life in India during the British Raj about a century ago.

Scientists from Cancer Research UK and National Institute for Health Research Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre find that curcumin or turmeric has the ability to kill bowel cancer cells.

Playboy model Julia Orayen's revealing clothes outshine presidential debate in Mexico.

Times have been tough for Nadya Suleman... tough enough to make her break promises such as the one to never do pornography.

Prince Harry is scheduled to meet a team of injured UK service personnel who took part in a Paralympics-style event called Warrior Games, in Washington.

South African space tourism company, Orbital Horizon has charged Virgin Galactic of misleading the public by stating that it was the first agent in the country to offer outer space flights.

Boeing Co. has announced its successful completion of the second parachute drop test of the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft at the Delamar Dry Lake Bed, Nevada.

University of Adelaide researchers identify risk of major birth defects associated with different types of assisted reproductive technology.

Scientists bust myths that the super moon causes natural disasters like tsunami and earthquake.

Rising numbers of the species have been noted along the southeast and Gulf coasts of the US.