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Six die as tornado hits US towns

Tornadoes fuelled by unusually warm winter air have sliced through parts of the southern and midwestern United States, killing at least six people.Dozens more...

Bomb 'kills 30' at Nigeria barracks

A bomb has exploded at a beer garden at a Nigerian army barracks where revellers had gathered to celebrate New Year's Eve. State-TV says...

Fixing leaks priority vows minister

The Northern Ireland minister who oversees the region's crisis-hit water system has said fixing leaks - not securing resignations - was his immediate priority...

Trading quiet as year draws to end

Stock indexes were mixed in quiet New Year's Eve trading.The last day of the year contrasted with a sometimes gut-wrenching 2010. Despite investors' concerns...

Police name teenager shot at flats

A 17-year-old boy who died after he was shot in the head and chest has been named by police.Sylvester Akapalara, from Streatham in south-west...

December was coldest in 120 years

The past month was Britain's coldest December for 120 years, meteorologists have said.It was also the chilliest individual calendar month since February 1986, according...

Man helped Joanna partner start car

A neighbour of murdered Joanna Yeates has recalled how he and suspect Chris Jefferies helped her boyfriend on his way to Sheffield, saying: "It...

738 flu patients in critical care

The number of people in critical care with confirmed or suspected flu in England has risen to 738.Statistics released by the Department of Health...

Water chief fights off quit calls

Northern Ireland's under-fire water authorities have fought off resignation calls over the crisis in water supplies.Senior figures from Northern Ireland Water (NIW) emerged from...

MS man ends life in Zurich clinic

A multiple sclerosis sufferer has ended his life at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland after telling a friend the illness was "catching up"...

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