Two people are believed to be trapped beneath the rubble of a house in Nottinghamshire after a gas explosion.
Mairead Philpott - who was jailed for killing her six children in a house fire - is planning to appeal her 17-year sentence.
A divorced British man is being questioned by police in France on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two children.
MPs are in line for a pay rise of up to £20,000 in a move that could spark public fury.
Known paedophiles, holidaymakers and Ocean Club staff are thought to be among the dozen suspects identified in a Scotland Yard review of the Madeleine McCann case.
A New York college student has been shot dead by a police officer who was responding to reports of an intruder at her home.
David Cameron is facing calls to deal with damaging rifts with Tory activists over Europe and gay marriage.
A man has died and two others - including a child - are fighting for their lives after a light aircraft flipped on a runway in North Wales.
A single ticket holder has won the biggest Powerball lottery jackpot in history, scooping an estimated $590.5m (£389m).
Former cricket star Imran Khan has blamed a UK-based political rival and the British government after a female party colleague was shot dead.
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