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Queen praises importance of sport

The Queen has praised sport's ability to teach fundamental life skills in her Christmas Day message describing how values like honesty, respect for others...

Dutch detain 12 in terror probe

Twelve Somali men have been detained in Rotterdam on suspicion of terrorist-related activities, the Dutch public prosecutor said.The men, aged 19 to 48, were...

Coded message in a bottle from 1863

A glass bottle stopped with a cork during the Civil War has been opened, revealing a coded message to the desperate Confederate commander in...

Body found in missing woman search

Police hunting for missing architect Joanna Yeates have found a body.The discovery was made by a couple walking their dogs in the Failand area...

Rocket explodes after lift-off

A rocket carrying a communication satellite has exploded just after lift-off in the second launch failure for India's space agency this year.The rocket exploded...

Top US general visits Afghan troops

The top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan has criss-crossed the country, visiting coalition troops on Christmas Day at some of the main battle...

Suicide bomb kills 43 in food queue

A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives-laden vest killing at least 43 people at an aid distribution centre in north-western Pakistan, while army helicopter...

Man held after body found in flat

A man is in custody after a body was found in a block of flats in the early hours of Christmas morning.Bedfordshire Police said...

Probation chief urges more powers

Probation staff should be able to cut the length of community sentences served by offenders if they perform well, a service chief has said.Heather...

Share burden, church leader urges

There is a "lasting sense" that the most prosperous in society have yet to shoulder their load in the economic downturn, the Archbishop of...

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