Van driver admits causing girl's death in crash4 hours agoPA MediaA van driver who took "at least 20 lines of cocaine" in the hours before he hit a tram and then a three-year-old girl has pleaded...

Government unveils more details on attacks inquiry8 minutes agoLaura HammondBBC News, NottinghamSuppliedMore details on the judge-led public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks - which saw three...

China executes man who stabbed Japanese school boy 4 hours agoKoh EweBBC NewsReporting fromSingaporeChika NakayamaBBC NewsReporting fromTokyoGetty ImagesChina has executed a man for fatally stabbing...

Manslaughter charges after fatal crash on golf courseJust nowFamilyThree men have been charged with manslaughter after a woman was killed in a crash on a golf course.Suzanne Cherry, 62, from...

Attempts to reach ceasefire in Ukraine littered with years of failure30 minutes agoVitaliy ShevchenkoBBC Monitoring Russia editorReutersRussia's ceasefire in Ukraine lasted only 30 hours, and even...

A teenage girl has been killed after being snatched by a lion outside of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The incident happened on Saturday in a ranch in the south of Nairobi National Park.The attack...

A Brit who recently visited Amsterdam has described nightmare scenes in the iconic canal city, with litter “spread around” the streets as if “whole bins had been overturned. The tourist, who...