A "wholly blameless" woman who was bullied and harassed by immigration officers has been awarded £125,000 damages against the Government. What was intended to be a "family visit of a lifetime" for Radha Patel turned into "a nightmare of unimagined
At least 17 people have died after a landslide caused by torrential rains hit a remote village in western India. National rescue personnel reached the area before nightfall but continuing rains and bad roads are hampering rescue efforts and preventing
At least 19 people have drowned off beaches in southern Pakistan because of heavy waves and strong currents, rescuers said today. Shoaib Sadiqui, administrator of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, said the victims ignored safety warnings. He said
David Cameron has come under fire from civil rights group Liberty for visiting the scene of a dawn raid just hours after immigration officers detained suspected illegal migrants. The Prime Minister and Home Secretary Theresa May chatted yesterday with
It could be like any other other day but today saw the Israeli military kill more civilians in two deadly air strikes. (Pictures PA) An injured Palestinian receives treatment at Nasser hospital following an Israeli airstrike in Khan
A total of 15 people have been killed and more than 150 injured following an airstrike on a busy Gaza market, a Palestinian official has said.
A young British student accused of smuggling cash in her knickers to fund jihadists fighting in Syria today said she had been "stitched up" by her friend. Nawal Msaad, 27, was caught with the stash of 20,000 euro (£15,830) in rolled up notes as she
Fifteen Palestinians have died and more than 90 were injured after Israeli tank shells slammed into a crowded UN school sheltering Gaza war refugees, health officials and UN chiefs have said. The Israeli military said mortar shells had been fired from
An activist who was involved in attempts to secure the release of a British hostage in Iraq has spoken of his anger after he was told that his bank account is to be closed by HSBC. Anas Altikriti, chief executive of the think tank the Cordoba Foundation
Bilel Mohsni believes the existing Rangers squad has the quality to gain promotion from the Scottish Championship. The central defender, 27, is confident of success in an ultra- competitive division, which includes both Edinburgh teams, Hearts and
Fashion Designer Chetna is among the contestants on this year's Great British Bake Off. The fifth series of the culinary TV hit airs on BBC1 next month, with judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. Chetna who was born in India and became a fashion
A former head of the diplomatic service has said much anti-Semitism is a reaction to the "appalling" Israeli treatment of Palestinians. Lord Wright of Richmond said the best way to stop the growth of anti-Semitism was for Britain and its European allies
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt tweeted to deny calling the Commonwealth Games "a bit s***" on Wednesday morning. Bolt was reported in the Times to have made the remark outside the athletes' village on Tuesday, also replying "not really" when
