A 14-year-old girl is sexually assaulted as she walks home on a secluded path in Lancashire.

The famous beards and moustaches of India - seen as representing the face of the country to the outside world - are under threat, a new book says.

A taxi driver is attacked by a passenger who stole his takings, police in Lincoln say.

An inquest jury has returned an open verdict in the case of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian who was shot dead by mistake by police on 22 July 2005. What sort of training do police undergo?

Seventy-five years before the Spice Girls coined the term girl power, Betty Boop struck a blow for just such a cause. Ever since, cartoons and animations have challenged our traditional perceptions of femininity.

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Christian campaigners lose a High Court challenge to research involving the creation of human-animal hybrids.

A couple who bought a laptop computer in a car park find the case instead filled with bottles of fizzy drinks.

Police seek two men who carried out a distraction burglary at the home of a 77-year-old Northumberland woman.

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Scotland's campaign ends after an 18-16 win over Fiji while Ireland advance to the semi-final qualifier after a 34-12 win over Samoa.

Thousands of runners who took part in a Lake District race hit by treacherous weather are now accounted for, police say.

Several hundred people taking part in a run in the Lake District are stranded by flooding and torrential rain.

The family of a dementia sufferer who went missing a week ago appeal for the public to help them find him.

Australia struggle to 102-4 chasing India's 469 at the end of day two of the second Test match in Mohali.

Police issue a CCTV image in an appeal to find an armed robber who struck at a betting shop in Essex.

An e-fit of a man who carried out a serious sexual assault on a jogger in Plymouth is released by police.

Ricky Ponting's first century on Indian soil puts Australia on top in the first Test in Bangalore.

The body of a man is found in docks in Bristol city centre docks.