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At least 27 dead as boat capsizes

At least 27 people have been killed when a wooden boat packed with around 70 asylum seekers smashed apart on jagged rocks in heavy...

Non-native species 'cost economy'

Invasive non-native species such as grey squirrels and Japanese knotweed cost the British economy £1.7 billion every year, a new report suggests.The researchers found...

US firm plans shopping centres bid

The biggest public real estate firm in the United States has unveiled plans to bid for the owner of the Lakeside and Metro shopping...

Dozens killed in factory blaze

Dozens of people have been killed after a devastating blaze raced through a Bangladesh garment factory that supplies major multinationals such as Gap and...

UK braced for return of heavy snow

The UK was today bracing itself for the return of heavy snow in the next 48 hours.Severe weather warnings were issued by the Met...

Student loans firm took £15m extra

The Student Loans Company took more than £15 million in overpayments last year from graduates who had already paid back all the money they...

Candidate calls for vote rerun

A popular singer-turned-presidential candidate whose apparent loss in Haiti's flawed election helped spark days of rioting has called for the electoral commission to be...

Blood transplant 'cures man of HIV'

An unusual blood transplant appears to have cured an American man living in Berlin of infection with the Aids virus.The man, who is in...

Rip Torn admits bank gun charges

Actor Rip Torn has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from allegations he broke into a Connecticut bank while drunk and armed, prosecutors said.The veteran...

New general strike hits Greece

A new general strike hit Greece on Wednesday, grounding flights and disrupting hospital and transport services as unions protested against freshly approved labour reforms...

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