At least 30 people were killed when police opened fire on striking miners in South Africa on Thursday, the country's police minister says.

Two people are feared to have died when a light aircraft crashes near Chester, Cheshire police say.

Facebook shares fall heavily as the first lock-up period, which had prevented sales by early investors, ends.

Moors Murderer Ian Brady is believed to have revealed information about where victims Keith Bennett is buried, police say after arresting a woman over preventing a burial.

A court is due to deliver its verdict in the trial of three members of the band Pussy Riot, who performed a protest song in Moscow's cathedral.

Norway's head of police, Oeystein Maeland, resigns after an inquiry found that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik could have been stopped.

The number of new homes started by house builders in England has fallen again, to the lowest level for three years, while private rents hit record levels.

The National Audit Office finds failings in the contract between the government and Atos, the company carrying carrying out fitness-to-work tests.