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Tunisian police stage own rally

Tunisia's once-feared police staged a rally of their own, demanding better salaries and insisting they were not to blame for deaths among protesters who...

Prominent anti-fascist dies aged 91

Tullia Zevi, a pillar of Italy's Jewish community and an ardent anti-fascist who spent the war years in exile in Switzerland, France and the...

Band of Brothers hero Mauser dies

The oldest member of the "Band of Brothers" who fought in some of the Second World War's fiercest European battles has died at 94.Ed...

Giffords 'more alert' after move

Shot politician Gabrielle Giffords was "even more alert" and progressing well, her chief doctor said, a day after beginning intensive rehabilitation in Houston, Texas.Dr...

Hart shines at UK Comedy Awards

TV viewers crowned Miranda Hart the Queen of Comedy in a public vote.She picked up three accolades at the British Comedy Awards at a...

10 billionth App prize for UK woman

A mother from the UK has spoken of her shock at becoming the customer to make the 10 billionth download from the Apple App...

Sex 'part of undercover policing'

Police used sex as a tool during undercover operations - and tactical "promiscuity", sanctioned by senior commanders, was viewed as "part of the job",...

Residents evacuated after gas blast

Fifty people have been evacuated from their homes following a gas explosion, police said.The blast in Lambeth, south London, did not cause a fire...

Humanitarian award for Norgrove

Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Robert Burns Humanitarian Award.Ms Norgrove, who died in October during...

Brothers die in industrial accident

Two brothers were among four men who died in an industrial accident which is now at the centre of a health and safety investigation.The...

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