At least 22 people were hanged this week alone, bringing the total number of executions since the so-called moderate president Masoud Pezeshkian took office in July to nearly 1,100 - one every 5.5...
Daniel Kelly, Stewart Ahearne and Louis Ahearne (left to right) (Image: PA)A robbery gang who plotted to kill a career criminal convicted of Britain’s largest ever cash heist, have been jailed....
Warhol print accidentally thrown away by Dutch town hall48 minutes agoVicky WongBBC NewsGetty ImagesA Dutch town hall has admitted that it "most likely" accidentally disposed of 46 artworks,...
A major UK charity has announced the closure of another shop as it shuts almost 80 across the country. Scope, a national disability equality charity, revealed in January that it was struggling...
Post Office paid £600m to continue using Horizon48 minutes agoNalini Sivathasan and Tom BealBBC News InvestigationsBBC/The Postal Museum/Getty ImagesThe Post Office has paid more than £600m of...
California passes Japan as fourth largest economy33 minutes agoChristal HayesBBC News, Los AngelesPeter HoskinsBBC News, SingaporeGetty ImagesCalifornia's economy has overtaken that of the country of...
Footballer jailed for causing cyclist's death9 hours agoSteve JonesBBC News, YorkshirePA MediaA professional footballer has been jailed for 14 months for causing the death of a cyclist in a crash in...
Jack Whitehall has opened up for the first time about his struggles with bulimia when he found fame as a comedian. The 36-year-old funnyman revealed he developed the eating disorder at the start of...
If recent reportage is to be believed, US President Donald Trump plans to build a ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence shield to monitor potential enemy threats to the USA and US interests around the...
'We all eat chocolate digestives wrong'6 hours agoKaya BlackBBC News, ManchesterGetty ImagesThe boss of the biscuits factory where McVitie's chocolate digestives have been made for the last 100 years...
Ed Miliband's energy plan was torn to shreds in a car crash Sky News interview this morning. Mr Miliband insisted that taxing energy companies at 78%, rather than the usual corporate tax rate of 25%,...
A “dirty bomb” has been detonated under the United States economy with China holding the cards, warns a finance expert. A trade war between the world’s two biggest economies is now in full...
John Mulaney has come under fire for a very controversial joke about the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. The pair were found dead in their Santa Fe home in February, along with one...
Thousands queue to see Pope Francis's body 2 hours agoSarah Rainsford and Laura GozziReporting fromRomeMallory MoenchBBC NewsReporting fromLondonEPAThousands of people have queued through the night...
Universal hints at century-long plans for UK park4 hours agoDanny Fullbrook & Holly NicholsBBC News, BedfordshireUniversal Destinations & Experiences/ComcastA new theme park is "just the...