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Five girls, aged 13-15, plied with drugs and drink by 11 men who then raped them, court told.

Alex was a famous parrot not only able to talk rather fluently but, it now appears, also able to count objects and perform numerical calculations, according to an article published in Animal Cognition, by Irene Pepperberg.

Newport bouncer Carl Whant has been found guilty of the murder of his cousin's girlfriend and their unborn baby, at Newport Crown Court.

Anti-capitalist protesters lose right to appeal but may take case to European court.

Pirate Bay, the world's most resilient torrent tracking and file-sharing Web site could soon be forced to bid farewell to Britain after a court ruling upheld an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) decision to ban the Web site in the near future.

PlayStaion Vita has fans queueing for three days to be first in line for midnight sale.

Investigators say huge blaze at Honduras prison which killed 360 convicts not deliberate probably started by dropped cigarette.

A hacker operating under the s3rverexe moniker has successfully targeted an Iranian engineering website, defacing its front page and posting the stolen data online.

Equivalent of 5,200 classrooms full of teenagers light up for first time every year, says cancer charity.

Google is celebrating German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz 155th birth anniversary by transforming the Google symbol on their home page to a series of colourful waves (in yellow, blue, green and red).

International Red Cross asks Syrian regime and rebels to observe daily ceasefires to allow aid through to Homs.

Google creates doodle to mark 155th anniversary of birth of German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

The Brit Awards 2012 took place at London's O2 arena on Tuesday. Adele, Ed Sheeran, Noel Gallagher and Florence & The Machine were among guests who performed at the ceremony. Here's a full list of the winners:

Police find charred remains of nine and 10-year-old girls in back of Peter-Thue Rudgaard's car.

Survivor's menu of last lunch aboard doomed ocean liner features galantine of chicken, eggs Argenteuil and veal.

After the shocking revelation that hundreds of thousands of people were passing through the UK's borders completely unchecked, Britain's Border Agencies has announced they will split into two for better management.

Activist at heart of Occupy London says imminent eviction will not stop movement.

In what could be the first of its kind, London will play host to an interactive advertisement, to be installed on a bus shelter outside Selfridges on Oxford Street.

Police appeal for witnesses to broad daylight murder of Seydoi Diarrassouba in Footlocker store

Animal rights group supports proposal for animal rights to be legislated for intelligent marine life.

Charity Faith Matters hopes to collect evidence of anti-Muslim attacks and paint a clearer picture of Islamophobia in Britain.

Derek Thompson agrees it may have been possible he fell asleep at the wheel on return journey from ski trip in Italy.

As a part of its anti-terror plan, the UK government is reportedly preparing to store and monitor data from social networking Web sites like Twitter, Facebook and other personal web communication facilities for up to a year.

Ivory poachers kill 300 elephants in one month in Bouba Ndija National Park.

Shop arsonist Andrew Burls hid face but was given away on CCTV by his distinctive eyes and jailed for eight years.

The Kanaga Volcano, situated 16 miles west of Adak, released a small ash cloud on Saturday, prompting the observatory to raise the air traffic alert level to yellow, an advisory on the possibility of larger explosive eruptions.

Check out some photos of celebrations at the Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans...

Indiana congressman snubs 100th anniversary celebrations amid claims Girl Scouts promote gay and transgendered people and abortion.

Mass 'possession' leads to fits among girl pupils as education officials demand premises are 'cleansed'.