Iranian diplomats have begun to leave the UK after a deadline for their departure expired. Foreign Secretary William Hague ordered the closure of I...

If you're sitting in a small fishing boat and see the toothy grin of an 18-foot great white shark looming in the water, then to our mind there is only...

The son of a pensioner who was killed trying to stop his car being stolen has said the tragedy devastated the family and left his mother feeling that ...

An investigation has been launched into the destruction of files which led to the collapse of the Lynette White police corruption trial. The police...

Still looking for a bargain gift for that special someone this Christmas? You might want to stop by the Ebay shop in London, as it opens this week wit...

More than 60% of eligible voters turned out to vote in the first round of Egypt's recent elections, according to officials. The poll, which was the...

Anger with the police was a key cause of the riots which hit England in August, a study has said. Widespread frustration with policing methods, and...

The High Court today paved the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to pursue his case against extradition to Sweden in the Supreme Court. Wiki...

Motorists have been warned to take care on journeys as sleet and snow are forecast for parts of the country. The Met Office has issued severe weath...

Four of the UK's biggest supermarkets could face prosecution over misleading pricing practices, a consumer law expert has warned. In a report on su...

The leaders of France and Germany will hold crunch talks in Paris amid frantic efforts to agree a deal to stabilise the eurozone. President Nicolas...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party is struggling to hang onto its majority in Russia's parliamentary election, results have shown. United Russia...

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A dramatic car pileup in Japan has resulted in the destruction of 14 luxury cars. According to The Telegraph, the cost of the vehicles destroyed runs ...

Syria's army has staged a series of high-level war games, including test-firing missiles and running battle simulations, as the country faces growing ...

Scotland Yard detectives have flown to Spain as part of their review of the Madeleine McCann case. Officers spent three days with Spanish colleague...

Sir Richard Branson has voiced hope that planes could be powered mostly by renewable fuels by the end of the decade, as a scheme analysing options for...

A woman has won compensation after she was wrongly kept from seeing her dying mother in a Leeds care home. The woman was estranged from her mother ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned of "more outbreaks of futile anarchy" like this summer's riots unless the Government and society do more to re...