A driver is found guilty of causing death by careless driving after he left his handbrake off and his van rolled down a slope in London, killing two people.

Pope Benedict XVI prays for God's blessing on the people of the UK ahead of his visit to Scotland and England.

The Pope has said he is "very much looking forward" to his visit to the UK next week, and thanked all those involved in advance for their efforts.

Ministers meet to discuss whether to release information about the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly and whether to hold a formal inquest.

Formula 1's governing body turns down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th slot in 2011, with former champion Jacques Villeneuve among those to miss out.

The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis.

A scale model of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and how it is being repaired

The country "cannot afford" to write off underpayments of income tax caused by problems with the calculation system, a minister says.

The world has a new shortest man - a 27in-tall person from Colombia. but is the title itself in poor taste?

The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, the deputy first minister confirms.

About 700 prisoners escape after members of an Islamist sect storm a jail in northern Nigeria, where many of its followers were held.

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is to team up with Speed director Jan de Bont to make an English-language version of the Chinese legend Mulan.

Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.

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Hundreds of thousands of people in eastern and southern Mexico see floodwaters inundate their homes.

All the action, reaction and analysis as Nick Clegg stood in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions.

A 21-year-old man is being held by Sussex Police in connection with the death of Stefan Welch, whose burnt body was found on a golf course.

A top rugby referee who took an overdose as he struggled with his sexuality is backing a campaign to reduce suicides amongst men.

Standing in for David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted it is for the police to decide how to proceed over the News of the World phone hacking row.