Security service MI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them about six months ago, a childhood friend claims.

A woman attacked by a tiger at the Cumbria wildlife park where she worked dies of her injuries.

The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country.

Calvin Harris headlines day one of Radio 1's Big Weekend in Londonderry.

A "priceless" signature by William Shakespeare is to go on display at an exhibition at the London Metropolitan Archives.

The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.

A Metropolitan Police officer is charged with assaulting a person at a north London police station.

Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.