A prison officer was brutally shot dead outside a gym after uncovering explosive evidence of a convicted criminal’s affair with a female guard, a court has heard.Lenny Scott, 33, was gunned down in...

Watch: How successful have the US strikes on Iran been?The BBC's security analyst Gordon Corera examines how much damage is likely to have been caused to Iran's nuclear sites. The US has bombed three...

The victims of an anti-Semitic terror attack outside a Jewish event in Washington DC have been identified as a young couple days away from getting engaged.Israeli embassy staffer Yaron Lischinsky was...

What we know about Israeli embassy staff shooting25 minutes agoAndré Rhoden-PaulBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwo Israeli embassy staff have been shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC. Police say...

Young men were getting a haircut ahead of a festival - then they were shot dead54 minutes agoMaddy SavageReporting fromUppsala, SwedenGetty ImagesAhead of Sweden's Walpurgis festival to mark the...

Young men were getting a haircut ahead of a festival - then they were shot dead54 minutes agoMaddy SavageReporting fromUppsala, SwedenGetty ImagesAhead of Sweden's Walpurgis festival to mark the...

A 14-year-old schoolgirl has been detained for 15 years for the attempted murder of two teachers and a pupil at a school in South Wales.The girl armed herself with her father's multi-tool before...

Girl, 14, who stabbed teachers sentenced to 15 years6 minutes agoMeleri WilliamsBBC NewsReporting fromSwansea Crown CourtCharlie BucklandBBC NewsA 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a...