The sisters, who are of Pakistani origin, were kidnapped on Tuesday at an unofficial checkpoint on the outskirts of Benghazi. Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Awad al-Barassi said their father witnessed the attack.

Irene Rose Hearn, from Lilliput in Poole, Dorset, was given a £470,000 interest-only five-year mortgage by the Abbey National, despite only being able to afford it with the help of her son Rodger (pictured).

The unnamed secondary school worker was putting a confiscated football into the cabinet when the child smashed his arm in the drawer.

Theresa Gandy (pictured), 35, councillor in Lowestoft, north Suffold, stepped down as soon as judges ruled it was in the interests of open justice for her to be identified.

This stunning image of a lion beneath a double rainbow was captured by photographer Thomas Retterath in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Ndutu, Tanzania.

The Somerset prison (pictured) has been home to thousands of convicts since 1610 and was also used by the U.S. military for executions during the Second World War.

The famed theatrical, television and film actor died yesterday after suffering complications related to heart surgery at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire.

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Cai and Lynne Larsen booked into an Ibis hotel next to Luton Airport to ensure they made their early-morning flight on time, but missed it after the lift jammed between floors.

Just as stocks are hitting record highs, certain things are happening on the sidelines that are about to cause some real problems, says Steve Hochberg, chief market analyst at Elliott Wave International.