John Profumo, who was at the centre of one of the UK's most famous political scandals, has died at the age of 91. John Profumo's public life was dramatically split into two parts: disgrace and ...

The man mistaken for a suicide bomber by police was shot eight times, an inquest into his death has heard. Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, 27, was shot seven times in the head and once in the ...

Lotus Racing's chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne says he cannot grasp why Group Lotus are fighting his team's use of the brand in Formula One. The team came 10th in the constructor's championship ...

A man in Manchester may have made legal history in the UK after being acquitted of murdering his father because he was sleepwalking at the time. He was found not guilty due to insanity and sent to a ...

BBC News explains the northern town riots of 2001, what happened and the reasons why they happened. What were the northern town riots? In the summer of 2001, a number of northern towns in England ...

David Bingham, Paul Ritchie and Barry Wilson celebrate Inverness Caledonian Thistle cruised into the final of the Bell's Cup ...

Mr Shaw upset his wife when he announced over the air that he would leave her and their two young children for Ms Marsh. The item description for the car on eBay read: "I need to get rid of this car ...

It is probably the most painful of all the track events. The race takes place over 1km (that is four laps of the track) for ...

Actor Jack Wild, who played The Artful Dodger in 1968 film Oliver!, has died at the age of 53. Wild was nominated for an Oscar when he was just 16 for the role. He also starred in late-1960s US ...

Wyatt, who has had a fine season with the Scarlets, would probably have returned to the squad regardless, but a training ...

Soon after, Alessandro Rosina shot home a second goal from 20 yards as Italy extended their 100% record. The young Scots have ...

Three men have been jailed for life after they were found guilty of the racially-motivated murder of white Glasgow teenager Kriss Donald. Faisal Mushtaq, 27, Zeeshan Shahid, 28, and his brother Imran ...