Raymond Gilmour, a former supergrass who infiltrated the IRA, is found dead at his home in Kent.

Prison staff were forced to "retreat to safety" when inmates "went on the rampage" at a Sussex jail, the Prison Officers Association (POA) has said.

Mexico City holds its first Day of the Dead parade, inspired by scenes from the latest James Bond film, Spectre.

Darts and speedway commentator Dave Lanning, who called the first televised nine-dart finish, has died aged 78.

Tony Gauci, who gave key evidence in the Lockerbie bombing trial, has died, the BBC has learned.

The Clinton campaign attacks the FBI for briefing Congress on its new inquiry into her email use.

Dozens of people are killed at a Yemeni prison complex in air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition, reports say.

Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez had cocaine and alcohol in his system when he died in a boat crash, an autopsy finds.