New Zealand proposes new rules on alcohol sales
New Zealand's government has proposed several changes to alcohol laws in a bid to curb youth drinking. Only those over 20 - up from 18 - will be allowed to buy alcohol from shops. The sale of...
View ArticleLondon man jailed for strangling wife as baby slept
A man who strangled his wife as their baby son slept in the same room has been given an indeterminate jail sentence. Ronald Tyler, 47, was told he must serve a minimum of eight years for the...
View ArticleCumbrian fells rescue teams 'need funds'
There are fresh calls for stretched mountain rescue teams to receive funding rather than having to rely solely on fundraising. Teams in Cumbria have dealt with a rise in call-outs to the fells. They...
View ArticleIndian MPs get another pay rise
The Indian cabinet has further raised the allowances of members of parliament two days after raising their salaries more than three-fold. The MPs will now get an additional 10,000 rupees ($214; £138)...
View ArticleSon guilty of his killing his 100-year-old mother
A son stabbed his 100-year-old mother in the neck then told his brother: "I've just gone mad," a court has heard. Michael Fitzgibbon, 62, has admitted the manslaughter of Hannah Fitzgibbon. She died...
View ArticleJersey car crash kills woman and injures four
A woman has died and four people - three of them children - have been seriously injured in a road crash in Jersey. The five were in...
View Article'Disc dogging' contest attracts crowds in Hungary
Dogs in Hungary have been showing off...
View ArticleThree women bailed over Crawley social club attack
Three women arrested after a man suffered serious head injuries during an attack outside a Crawley nightclub have been released on police...
View ArticleWoman dies in car park crash in Somerset
A 51-year-old motorcyclist died in a collision with a car in a hotel...
View ArticleRebel LRA attacks in south Sudan 'on the increase'
Attacks in Southern Sudan by rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army are on the increase, officials say....
View ArticleSafety review call for 'too fast' Cosham rail crossing
Network Rail has been urged to review the safety of a level crossing in Portsmouth where a woman suffered...
View ArticleSkydiver dies after Bridlington display accident
A skydiver has died after an accident witnessed by shocked families at a public display in Bridlington. The parachutist suffered multiple injuries after landing badly...
View ArticleAudio slideshow: 'The secret of life'
In 1953, two Cambridge University scientists published their answer to one of the most fundamental questions of biology - how do living things reproduce themselves? In their article for the journal,...
View ArticleFlood water reveals bigger Cockermouth Roman fort
The floods which devastated west Cumbria last November have helped rewrite the area's history by unearthing Roman treasures. Work began in a field near Papcastle in...
View ArticleAuthor Higgins give name to new Jersey theatre group
Thriller writer and Jersey resident Jack Higgins is giving his name to a new theatre group in the island. The Jack...
View ArticleCruise liners' visits to Guernsey cancelled
Guernsey's tourist numbers are down by up to 5,000 after three cruise...
View ArticleDid Last of the Summer Wine change television?
After 37 years of capers from Compo and his pals, Last of the Summer Wine says goodbye this week. So...
View ArticleRecycling urged instead of North Yorkshire waste plant
Calls have been made to improve recycling rates in North Yorkshire rather than build a controversial waste incinerator. A decision on whether to approve the plant close to Knaresborough and Harrogate...
View ArticleRoyal Navy 'dangerously weak', says RUSI
The Royal Navy is "dangerously weak" and needs urgent expansion to secure trade routes, a think tank has warned. The Royal United Services Institute said ships in the current fleet were near the end...
View ArticleSpanish hostages 'freed by al-Qaeda in North Africa'
Two Spanish hostages seized by al-Qaeda's North African branch nine months ago have been set free in Mali, officials say. Roque Pascal and Albert Vitalta were seized in...
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