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BREAKING NEWS: Police seal off Tottenham Court Road and open negotiations with alleged hostage-taker in office building.

Twitter reports bomb scare in Tottenham Court Road office as police cordon the area off.

KFC loses legal battle and ordered to pay £5 m to an Australian girl.

Leading London psychiatrist Simon Wessely criticises misconception that horrendous crimes mean mental illness.

Kate Zaks, 21, art student at University of Kent, found dead in ditch in Krakow last July.

Learner driver Steven Saunders, who ran over and killed Alessia Boschiazzo before setting fire to his car, jailed for six and a half years.

12-year-old girl may have died as result of allergic reaction to something in her chips, inquest told.

Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously estimated.

Brazilian sex professional Romilda Aparecida Ferreira to sue US embassy and three marines.

In what can only be described as a truly incredible video, a golden orb spider was caught feasting on a tree snake it snared in its web.

Tiny crystals allow computers to perform calculations at great speed.

New video footage shows police firing shots at Duggan and his body lying on pavement.

Researchers from the Health Protection Agency's Independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation have found no evidence that mobile phones are harmful.

Every little girl in the world dreams, at some time or the other, of a fairy tale wedding... a Prince Charming on a white steed... a bouquet of red roses and an imposing castle in the background. Unfortunately, not every little girl is a Kate Middleton.

Former Lord Mayor of Adelaide Steve Condous criticises Cher for selling key to his city on eBay for $96,000.

Woman beaten by girl gang on night of royal wedding said assault felt like 'raining fists'.

Ten-year-old girl is suing mother for £100,000 after heavily pregnant stepsister killed in drink-driving crash.

Man chosen by Beijing as Tibet's second highest spiritual leader makes first appearance outside mainland.

Arsema Dawit was stabbed 32 times by Thomas Nugusse in the lift at her block of flats in Waterloo, central London in June 2008.

Celebrities join show of support for 30-year-old's family as fundraising hits £910,000

Arrests made after rape victim allegedly named on social media site.

Almost a year after the raid and killing of Laden, who was the master mind behind 9/11 terrorist attack on America’s World Trade Center, residents are leading their usual life in the picturesque, mountain city of Abbottabad.

Paul Tumber outed selling teddy bears at children's event in Birmingham - The Sun.

Belarus, Ukraine and Russia marked the 26th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion.

The girl was badly injured and her sister died in the incident.

Roman Catholic Church sends letter to schools encouraging pupils to back campaign against gay marriage.

A six-year-old Colombian boy nicknamed "Turtle Boy" because of his rare medical condition was successfully operated by a British plastic surgeon.

Son of politician and businesswoman at centre of Neil Heywood mystery breaks silence.

Hansard Society's audit says only less than half of the population 41 per cent is interested in politics.