Struggling electricals chain Comet is poised to cut 450 jobs in a drive for the "significant savings" needed to safeguard its future.

A 46-year-old man convicted of the murders of two soldiers outside a military barracks in Northern Ireland must serve a minimum of 25 years in prison, a judge has ruled.

One of the killers of schoolboy Damilola Taylor has been recalled to jail for a second time just 16 days after being released, sources have said.

A council is seeking Government approval to become the first area in Britain to ban spitting in public.

Surprise, Surprise - ITV bosses are in talks with Holly Willoughby to present a revival of the hit family show.

A Ugandan lawmaker behind a proposed draconian anti-gay bill that sparked an international outcry said Friday he wanted to drop clauses seeking the death penalty for certain homosexual acts.

A Syrian-British activist has pleaded for the UN and US to stop the bloodshed in Syria as people in his neighbourhood prepare to die.

Twin car bomb attacks have struck Syria's second city of Aleppo, according to state TV, as up to 10,000 troops are reported to be massing on the outskirts of the besieged city of Homs.

Two powerful car bombs targeting security posts ripped through Syria's second city of Aleppo Friday, killing at least 25 people, state media said, even as tanks surged into battered protest hub Homs.

A wave of fresh protests hit Greece today after eurozone finance ministers rejected the country's proposals on austerity.