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The 87-year-old grandmother who was one of the Soviets' most successful spies of all time

Melita Norwood outside her home in Southeast London after being exposed as a KGB spy (Image: PA)In the autumn of 1992, a man called Vasili Mitrokhin fled Russia with a bag full of secrets. He had...

Carer struck off for biting friend's face and assaulting police officer

A brutal carer who viciously bit a chunk out of a friend's face and spat on a police officer has been struck off the care register. Danielle Gaffar, hailing from Dundee, concealed her jail sentence...

Keir Starmer urged not to 'cover it up' as bombshell new migrant crime figures released

Keir Starmer must choose between publishing migrant crime data or instigating “yet another shameful cover up”, Robert Jenrick has declared.The Shadow Justice Secretary warned Afghans and...

These touts made millions - and claimed staff at big ticketing firms helped

These touts made millions - and claimed staff at big ticketing firms helped4 hours agoChi Chi Izundu and James StewartBBC News InvestigationsBBC/Ben Lack/Getty ImagesWhen a judge dismissed an appeal...

Madeleine McCann search update as police make huge gun discovery

The gun retrieved from a well drained by firefighters last week during fresh Madeleine McCann searches on the Algarve is a 6.35 calibre, well-placed sources said today. Further details emerged hours...

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam27 minutes agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwo French antiques experts have been convicted of forging historic chairs that they...

What we know about Austria school shooting

What we know about Austria school shooting3 hours agoMallory MoenchBBC NewsGetty ImagesStudents were sitting in their classrooms at a secondary school in Graz when a 21-year-old Austrian man shot...

School shooting leaves Austria's second city in shock and grief

School shooting leaves Austria's second city in shock and grief11 hours agoBethany BellBBC News in GrazThere is shock, sadness and disbelief in Graz, after the worst shooting in modern Austrian...

Man gassed to death in execution 37 years after beating woman to death

A man found guilty of brutally murdering a woman nearly 37 years ago was executed on Tuesday evening in Alabama, marking the country's sixth execution using nitrogen gas.Gregory Hunt was declared...

Death row rapist executed after brutal slaying of woman abducted from supermarket in 1994

A man convicted of raping and murdering a young mother after kidnapping her from a supermarket car park has been executed in Florida, nearly 30 years after the horrifying crime.Anthony Wainwright,...

Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search

Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search 2 days agoDaniel SandfordUK correspondentReporting fromAlgarve, PortugalPA MediaFrom the moment I arrived in Praia da Luz on Monday the...

Norwegian doctor jailed for raping patients

Norwegian doctor jailed for raping patients2 days agoAdrienne MurrayBBC NewsShutterstockA court in Norway has sentenced a doctor to 21 years in prison for the rape and sexual abuse of dozens of...

Bowen: Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years

Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years to come12 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational Editor•@BowenBBCBBCEven wars have rules. They don't...

Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search

Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search 3 hours agoDaniel SandfordUK correspondentReporting fromAlgarve, PortugalPA MediaFrom the moment I arrived in Praia da Luz on Monday...

US brings man wrongly deported to El Salvador back to face charges

US brings man mistakenly deported to El Salvador back to face charges1 hour agoAna FaguyBBC NewsKilmar Ábrego García, a 29-year-old from El Salvador who was mistakenly deported in March, has been...