Belgian security forces are still hunting down suspected Isis militants after making more than a dozen arrests in a series of raids yesterday.

Jack the Ripper was an obscure singer whose identity was shielded by fellow Masons, new records suggest.

UK Police are fed up with receiving pointless calls, including one about a spider and another where someone asked: "Will I get arrested if I move my housemate's banana?"

A blind seven-year-old girl has been told she cannot use her white cane at school because it poses a health and safety risk to teachers and pupils.

COMMENT: One of the first things Kiwis notice when they get a job in the UK is the slackness, writes Matt Heath.

A bomb squad arrived at Gatwick Airport, London, as reports came through of a man with a gun and a hand grenade in his luggage.

Facebook has finally taken down photos of a murdered woman with the man who killed her after previously refusing to do so.

More than two dozen students have fallen ill at an English secondary school with children collapsing during a Remembrance Day service.

They represent the historic face of Britain and are a famous tourist attraction in their own right, Susan Buckland discovers.

Kiwi MasterChef judge Monica Galetti says female chefs are being forced to choose between career and family.

As the Rugby World Cup final draws closer, the Telegraph in the UK has declared Australia the better country.

Sometimes historical mistakes are so monumental it is pointless to wonder what might have been.

Tony Blair has apologised for acting on intelligence that was wrong and even accepted some responsibility for the rise of the Islamic State.

The historic nooks and crannies of the classic, sedate university city leaves Patricia Greig feeling like Alice in Wonderland.

The iconic clock, is so dilapidated it could grind to a halt altogether unless drastic repairs are carried out.

Luna 27, set to be launched in five years time, restarts a lunar exploration programme halted by the Soviet Union in the mid 1970s.

Criticism of the haka in rugby has existed ever since it was first performed. Yet at home we are fiercely proud of it, especially since 1985.

They have exploded in popularity and have been used by sports stars and celebrities, but "hoverboard" scooters are illegal to use in public in Britain.

NZ resident Darrell Read allegedly offered a colleague "copious amounts of curry" in return for helping fix Libor rates.

A New Zealand resident known as "Big Nose" was one of six brokers that helped convicted trader Tom Hayes manipulate bank rates by acting as middlemen.

Parents of Madeleine McCann say they had to put a stop to torrent of abusive messages.

Pebble beaches, promenades and cobblestone streets filled with quirky shops and pubs make Brighton endearing, finds Greg Bowker.

Ancient tombs, historic homes that played backdrop to combat - Ireland boasts loads of history to relish away from the paddock, writes Brendan Manning.

The BBC has admitted that footage of a volcanic eruption featured in its blockbuster natural history series Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise was faked.

It is notoriously difficult to get pandas to mate, so cloning might be the next best option.

A British man held in Guantanamo Bay has given an account of his 14-year ordeal and made a number of shocking claims.

A British fraudster who faked a coma to avoid prosecution has been jailed for obstructing justice.

Barrister suing after he was bitten by a deadly spider during flight.

Paul Davies stands atop Bidean nam Bian pleased to bag a Munro and learn four new words to describe rain.