A petition campaigning for the release of jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields has been presented to the European Parliament in Brussels.

A new father out celebrating the birth of his first child in Bournemouth suffered a fractured cheekbone when he was struck by two men.

A top Taleban commander in Pakistan has said his forces stand by a ceasefire agreement with the government, despite recent bomb attacks.

Four people have been charged with the murder of a teenager found dead in a park in West Yorkshire.

A serving officer with West Yorkshire Police was killed when his car crashed into a tree.

Police have launched an investigation after Labour MP Anne Moffat was attacked, BBC Scotland has learned.

The stars of Sex and the City have attended the US premiere of their film in thundery conditions in New York.

An elderly woman travelling in a car has died in a collision involving three vehicles on the A500 in Staffordshire.