Trading Standards officers have warned people about dangerous fake hair straighteners after a teenager was left with melted hair and a singed scalp.
Rescuers searching for a humpback whale which became entangled in rope believe it may have escaped.
Downing Street has backed Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly after it emerged he hired a firm of private detectives to carry out undercover investigations of his aides and colleagues.
Cancers linked to unhealthy lifestyles are "one of the biggest challenges facing the world", an expert has said.
Christmas has already arrived in supermarkets, with some retailers kicking off the season's promotions just days after the August bank holiday.
Changes to strike ballots should be made as part of the "modernisation" of industrial relations, a think tank has urged.
From trolley dolly to reality television king - Brian Dowling has been crowned the winner of Ultimate Big Brother.
Tearful Peggy Mitchell has walked out of Albert Square for the final time - after turning down the pleas of her crack addict son Phil to stay.
Three men have been jailed for sexually assaulting a woman in an attack which they filmed on a mobile phone, police said.
The pastor who planned an "International Burn-a-Koran Day" has publicly challenged the imam overseeing plans for a controversial Islamic centre in New York to start talks.
Postal workers are braced for a bitter battle with the Government after it decided to press ahead with controversial privatisation plans.
Troubled England star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have appealed for privacy as the couple tried to save their marriage amid lurid allegations about his private life.
The Government must wake up to the reality of a "Christmas for criminals" as up to 40,000 police officers could be axed if 25% funding cuts go ahead, the Police Federation has said.
The Prince of Wales has said he found the views of climate change sceptics "extraordinary".
Employment will not return to pre-recession levels for 14 years and could take longer in some parts of the country hardest-hit by Government spending cuts, according to new research.
The pressure on David Cameron's communications chief Andy Coulson has intensified after MPs approved an investigation by a parliamentary sleaze watchdog.
From X Factor to extra safe - the lads from JLS are urging Everybody in Love to keep it covered.
The cost of policing the Pope's visit to Britain could reach £1.5 million, police chiefs have said.
A second pensioner has died of suspected Legionnaires' disease, health officials have confirmed.
The Health Secretary has been accused of a climbdown over plans to scrap NHS Direct.
Two pedestrians have been knocked down and killed on one of the country's busiest motorways.
David Cameron has paid tribute to his "amazing" father Ian, saying he had "touched a lot of lives in lots of different ways".
Private investors will be given a cash return of up to £8 million if they help cut reoffending rates among prisoners with short-term sentences, the Ministry of Justice has said.
A firm handshake and brisk walk could be indicators of a longer life expectancy.
Fans of the Cobblers are starting to feel the nerves as the big Carling Cup match against Premier League Liverpool approaches.
WELLINGBOROUGH Council is set to put pressure on David Cameron in a bid to keep the money it collects in business rates.