A Massachusetts man trying to escape from police shimmied down a chimney – but got stuck. The man fled onto a rooftop, channelling what the Fall River Police Department described as “the essence of ...

Idris Elba has said tackling serious youth violence is a marathon, not a sprint but feels progress is “moving in the right direction”. The 52-year-old Luther actor launched a campaign earlier this ...

The Defence Secretary has said that “proscription is not a matter for now” in relation to the UK’s ban on the group that has taken power in Syria. John Healey said that the Government’s “interest” in ...

Urfan Sharif told social workers that his daughter Sara “brings a smile to my face” before he went on to murder her, new documents show. Sharif, who was convicted of Sara’s murder on Wednesday, also ...