Police in England say they have new leads in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who vanished in Portugal in 2007.

The Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has testified that a young woman attending one of his "bunga bunga" parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively and stripped down to her underwear for the then-premier at his in-house disco.

Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell denied a series of child sex offences when he appeared in court today.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has likened parts of the Scottish nationalism campaign to fascism after being rescued by police when he was mobbed by rowdy protesters shouting "racist Nazi scum".

Ukip leader Nigel Farage had to be rescued by police after being mobbed by rowdy protesters shouting "racist Nazi scum".

A US mother who saw her five-year-old daughter being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt.

Police in Manchester have raided a suspected crime gang in the biggest operation to date to tackle dealing of party drug meow meow.

Jewellery worth about one million US dollars (€780,000) has been stolen from a safe in a Cannes hotel room, against the backdrop of the Riviera resort town's film festival.