Pakistani actress Veena Malik defends pictures in an Indian men's magazine, saying she was "topless" but not "nude" in the controversial shoot.

The UK Border Agency says "tighter controls" will be introduced to stop some Eurostar passengers being able to enter the UK without passport checks.

Evidence could not have been transferred from Stephen Lawrence's jacket and then onto the suspects' clothing, a forensic witness tells the Old Bailey.

A 51-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder, four days after the bodies of a mother and daughter were found at a house in Southport.

A BBC article about world population growth tops Facebook's chart of the most popular news stories by UK media in 2011.

Iranian TV shows the first video footage of an advanced unmanned US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border.

The online encyclopaedia probes user accounts traced back to the Bell Pottinger, following allegations of content manipulation.

Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise confirms he is involved in the forthcoming Top Gun sequel.