Yang Zanyun, 54, was found guilty of deliberately driving his Land Rover into crowds before attacking people with a shovel and a dagger in the eastern city of Hengyang in Hunan province on September 12. Via: Driver is sentenced to death in China after ramming car into crowds on a busy Read more
In the fascinating pictures a group of boys play on a barge on a Dublin canal, a group of men enjoy pints of stout at a pub, and a fishing trawler returns to the shore of Fingal with fresh supplies. Via: Ireland of decades gone by is revealed in colour Read more
As the smoke cleared after the extraordinary coup bid, Iain Duncan Smith confirmed that he was among 117 MPs who voted against the PM. Via: Tory Remainers demand hardline Eurosceptics quit the party
Keira Knightley received an OBE for her services to drama and charity at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, after partnering with charities including WaterAid and Oxfam. Via: Keira Knightley receives an OBE at Buckingham Palace
European Central Bank warns that protectionism is hurting growthLatest: ECB cuts growth forecasts as threats mounteurozone QE on hold after almost four yearsEarlier:Mike Ashley says November was worst in living memoryAshley says Debenhams may not survive without cash injectionItaly caves in over its budget 1.58pm GMT Q: You are ending Read more
PM won party backing in confidence vote but faces uphill battle to get her deal through CommonsWhat the papers say: ‘Her goose is cooked’What happens now for the prime minister and her Brexit plans?Theresa May: a crisis of confidence – Today in Focus podcast 1.56pm GMT Angela Merkel, the German Read more
Study shows people in cars and buses spend longer in toxic air, as do walkers on main roadsCyclists are the least exposed to air pollution in daily commutes into a congested city centre, research has shown. People in cars and buses spent longer in toxic air, as did walkers unless Read more
Police funding settlement relies on council tax increase for £500m extra funding Via: Government orders council taxpayers to pay extra for police as crime rises
Opposition supporters accuse Kabila regime of trying to postpone historic voteA fire has destroyed much of an election commission warehouse in Kinshasa as tensions rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with just ten days to go before historic presidential elections which could see the country’s first ever democratic Read more
Temperatures expected to plunge below freezing as a cold snap moves in over weekend Via: UK weather forecast: Yellow warning issued as Britain braces for weekend snow and ice