Italy is celebrating what could be its first woman prime minister... albeit, prime minister of India. For Sonia Gandhi, whose election victory could make her India's next leader, was born in northern ...

Winston Churchill is best remembered for stirring speeches and cigars. But the wartime leader also had a taste for exotic pets - one of which is still going strong. Charlie, a blue macaw bought by ...

The failure to look at the potential dangers of a restraint method was one of the factors in the death of a boy at a detention centre, an inquest found. A jury ruled the death of 15-year-old Gareth ...

Five men have been convicted of plotting to build a bomb which police say could have killed hundreds of British people. The men were caught after police and MI5 launched a massive surveillance ...

Two teenage girls in Western Australia have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a friend to see whether they would feel remorse at the deed. The girls, aged 16 at the time of the murder, ...

The historians claim they have found King Harold's tomb A group of amateur historians are battling to open a tomb which they claim contains the remains of King Harold II. The historians say if they ...

A teenager has been jailed for life for the unprovoked and frenzied killing of a student and an attack on his friend. Michael Lynch, 17, was told he would serve a minimum of 15 years by the judge at ...

The votes-for-women movement exploded in popularity the UK in 1903 - hence this year's centenary celebrations - but the story of the campaign begins before the reign of Queen Victoria. In 1832, Lord ...

Three gang members who murdered a "good citizen" with a samurai sword in revenge after he stood up to them, have been given a total 60 years in jail. Father-of-three Lemy Bullock, 36, had warned the ...

The GAA said both parties had agreed that no further statements would be made while this process of discussions remained in ...

Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer. The 1972 and 1982 world champion, a heavy smoker, was found dead in his flat in Belfast on ...

Don Bradman's last ever Test innings ends with a duck, bowled second ball by Eric Hollies at the Oval. Bradman scored 19 centuries in Ashes Tests, seven more than any other batsman, and finished with ...