A man from Penrith is sentenced to 2 years in prison after the death of mum-to-be, Anne Marie McCreadie, who was killed in an accident in May 2009. [more]
Today will mark the funeral of 31 year old Gary Purdham who was shot in Gosforth when working on his father's farm. [more]
Thousands of people gathered around Cumbria today to hold a minute's silence for those killed in last week's shooting tragedy. [more]
Here's a short guide to England's World Cup Squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa [more]
The former health secretary is to accuse the coalition Government of taking a "reckless gamble" with its plans to reform the NHS. [more]
More than a million documents relating to Winston Churchill, including personal correspondence and hand-written notes, are to be be published online. [more]
Overnight, and into tomorrow, the rain will clear from most areas, but the odd showery outbreak may affect the south east in the morning. [more]
A disaster such as the Potters Bar train crash of 2002 could happen again, the coroner overseeing the inquest believes. [more]
Killer Ian Huntley is to sue the prison service after he had his throat slashed by another inmate in Frankland Prison, County Durham. [more]
A nine-year-old Welsh schoolgirl has died in a white water rafting accident while on holiday in southern Turkey. [more]
Disgraced striker Marlon King could soon be back playing football after being released from prison, having served half his sentence for sexual assault and actual bodily harm. [more]
Jennifer Lopez is favourite to join American Idol after judge Ellen DeGeneres quit the hit US show. [more]
Walt Disney has unveiled a £423m deal to sell Miramax Films - the movie studio behind hits such as Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare In Love. [more]
Liam Gallagher has told Sky News his new band's album will be the "the best record you'll hear for the next 50 years". [more]
British bands came out on top at this year's Kerrang! awards with Bullet For My Valentine scooping two trophies. [more]
Australia are looking to turn around a woeful recent record against New Zealand as they take on their fierce rivals in the Tri-Nations. [more]
Andy Turner produced a season's best performance to win gold in the men's 110m hurdles at the European Championships in Barcelona. [more]
James Anderson tore through Pakistan to put England in a commanding position on the second day of the first test at Trent Bridge. [more]
Sebastian Vettel topped the second round of practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix after a strong display from the Red Bull team. [more]
A family hid the mummified body of a relative in his bedroom for 30 years to keep his title of Tokyo's oldest man. [more]
In the city that never sleeps there is one increasingly busy nocturnal resident that New York wants to evict. [more]
A set of negatives bought in a car boot sale for just under £30 have been valued at around £130m after being identified as the work of photographer Ansel Adams. [more]
A 56-year-old woman has become the slowest person to swim the English Channel after being pushed more than 40 miles off course by the tides. [more]
A tomcat called Timothy has stunned animal carers by turning up more than 800 miles from his home - a year after he went missing. [more]
A woman apparently had to pull acupuncture needles out of her back and call emergency services after staff forgot about her and closed the clinic with her still inside. [more]
The new owners of Harrods got a taste of London life when they returned to their luxury cars to find they had been clamped. [more]