A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell is jailed for six months.

Tropical Storm Hermine threatens parts of the southern US with flash flooding even as its winds slow as it moves inland, officials say.

Prominent al-Iraqiya TV presenter Riad al-Saray is shot dead in Baghdad by unknown attackers.

The club for dedicated fans of Dennis the Menace is to be replaced with a website in a bid to attract more members.

A friend tells of a holidaymaker's serious accident at his hotel swimming pool in Majorca.

A man whose body was set alight and dumped at a golf course is identified by police as a 37-year-old man from Brighton.

Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in northwest Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.

A service of remembrance has been held at St Paul's Cathedral to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz.

Mozambique says it will reverse the increase in the price of bread that sparked deadly riots last week.

The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system.

A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.

Saddex iyo Eber ayaa looga bediyay Kooxda kubadda cagta Soomaaliya ee da'doodu ka yar tahay 17 sano, cayaar ay xalay Qaahira kula yeesheen, kooxda Masar. cayaar, masar

Europe's largest onshore wind farm is to be expanded further, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond announces.

Hayadda qaxootiga ee qaramadda midoobay UNHCR ayaa sheegtay in kabadan laba boqol iyo soddon qof ay ku dhinteen dagaaladii ka dhacay muqdisho labadii Toddobaad UNHCR

The police are to discuss new phone-hacking allegations with Number 10 communications chief Andy Coulson, the Met's assistant commissioner says.

Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader, saying the party must show it has "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Tony Blair and other former prime ministers should pay towards their police protection, a Labour MP says.

The NI first minister, Peter Robinson, has warned that the expected cuts in public expenditure could be devastating for the local economy.

Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize.

A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh.