Sir Richard Branson says his family are "truly moved" by the messages of support from people around the world after their luxury Caribbean home burned down.

A man receives a suspended jail sentence after a teenage girl died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the store room of his fried chicken restaurant.

Four students at a south-east London college are jailed for the rape of a teenager which they celebrated like "professional footballers scoring a goal".

Liverpool are in advanced negotiations with Nacional over the signing of Uruguayan international defender Sebastian Coates.

Two people arrested over the murder of a 77-year-old Northumberland woman are themselves pensioners.

Aston Villa, Norwich, QPR, Sunderland, Swansea, West Brom and Wolves are in action as the Premier League clubs enter the Carling Cup at the second-round stage.

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake strikes the east coast of the United States, causing buildings to be evacuated in a number of cities.

Facebook announces a major revamp of privacy controls on the site, the latest attempt to streamline how members manage personal information.