Nigeria’s election body says it expects to announce the first results of Saturday’s keenly contested presidential poll on Tuesday. Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan is facing a strong challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. The US and UK in a joint statement expressed concern over possible “political interference” in the count. Voting over the weekend was […]
Raffaele Sollecito has said being acquitted of the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher by Italy’s highest court was like “being born again”. Speaking for the first time since a final ruling exonerated him and former girlfriend Amanda Knox, Mr Sollecito said he had been “branded a killer”. Ms Kercher, 21, was stabbed to death […]
A top Lufthansa official has warned that the missing flight data recorder may have been too badly damaged when Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crashed in the French Alps. Lufthansa Board Chairman Kay Kratky said it might not be sending signals. So far only the cockpit voice recorder has been found at the crash scene, where […]
Talks have resumed in Switzerland ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for a preliminary nuclear deal with Iran. Foreign ministers from six world powers are meeting their Iranian counterpart, amid hopes of a breakthrough after almost 18 months of negotiations. They want to impose limits that would prevent Iran from producing enough fuel for a nuclear weapon […]
A “manipulative and calculating” police officer who abused his position to have sex with vulnerable women he met while on duty has been jailed. Darren Heath, 45, from Taynton, was sentenced to three years and nine months after pleading guilty to five counts of misconduct in public office. Bristol Crown Court had heard how Heath […]
A former senior hospital nurse has admitted raping, sexually assaulting and spying on female patients including some who were unconscious. Andrew Hutchinson, who worked at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, pleaded guilty to 27 counts including rape, voyeurism and sexual assault. The 29-year-old also admitted spying on women at a leisure centre and sexually assaulting […]
Images of a shirtless man found wandering the streets after he suffered serious burns have been released in a bid to solve the mystery of his injuries. Bilel Ayadi, 34, who is in a medically-induced coma, has been unable to tell detectives how he sustained burns to his torso and neck. He was found walking […]
A man has died after being hit by a Tube train as he attempted to rescue another man who fell on to the tracks. The 35-year-old, from London, was found at Old Street Station after police were called at 00:22 BST on Sunday. A second 32-year-old man, from Manchester, thought to have accidently fallen […]
Jeremy Clarkson hinted that he’s ready to hang up his driving gloves for good during an off-hand joke about the BBC getting rid of him. Talking to the crowd at the Roundhouse Gala on Thursday night, a nostalgic Clarkson was filmed by The Mirror saying: “I thought: ‘I’ll go down to Surrey and I’ll do […]
A teenage schoolgirl looking to avoid a PE lesson was left surprised when she produced a ‘sick letter’ written by her mother to find that it wasn’t quite what she’d asked for. The girl, known only as Olivia, was apparently looking to skive the class and needed a note to say that she had a […]