A grandfather was killed in a “horrific” accident after his future son-in-law accidentally trapped him in an industrial oven that reached temperatures of 280C.

A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was attacked by a rhino at Whipsnade Zoo in Britain.

A week after beating England at Twickenham, the All Blacks remain shell-shocked by the venomous treatment they received.

Daniel Scott tramps along the Norfolk coast with the help of a flying Kiwi.

Former England captain Jamie Peacock is urging the Rugby Football League to give Steve McNamara the opportunity to finish the job of turning England into world-beaters.

Nearly 30 Libyan soldiers training in Britain have been sent home after a spate of sex attacks in the city where they were based.

Television newsrooms are "created by men, largely for men", a senior female BBC editor said yesterday, as some of the most prominent women in broadcasting lined up to condemn sexism and ageism in the industry.

The second of three brothers who travelled to Syria to join forces seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad has been killed in fighting, his father has confirmed.

Nottinghamshire in England was hit by an earthquake, experts have confirmed, as social media sites were flooded with reports of a tremor.

Thousands of passengers at Britain's biggest airport Heathrow face severe delays and cancelled flights due to stormy weather.

A young English mum faces jail for conning friends and strangers out of thousands of pounds by falsely claiming she had terminal cancer.

The recent detailed analysis of DNA collected from a shawl, allegedly of one of Jack the Ripper's first victims, appears to carry a fundamental maths error.

In honour of the start of the thoroughbred racing season, Danielle Wright finds equestrian-themed travel destinations.

1000 years of history is on show for Rob McFarland.

Police in London have arrested a fifth British man on suspicion of Islamist-linked terrorism, after saying earlier they had managed to avert a "significant plot".

You've had the first XV in Newcastle - now here are six impact players from down the road, writes Geoff Cumming.

Archaeologists have discovered that Stonehenge had a huge stone sibling just 3.2km to the northeast.

A tiny house where residents have to climb on the kitchen units to reach a mezzanine bed is on the market in London.

The father of murdered Kiwi teenager Emily Longley has found happiness again with the birth of his first son.

Personal stories distinguish this war museum, which has reopened on London's South Bank following an $80 million refurbishment. Its showpiece, the display in the new World War I Galleries, was completed just in time for the centenary of the century-defining conflict.

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The Herald's Geoff Cumming and Greg Bowker visit London's Imperial War Museum to mark the centenary of World War One's outbreak.

Former motorsport boss Max Mosley may serve an injunction on Google over the continued publication of images of him taken at an orgy.

A Russian multi-millionaire was granted a private audience with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during the royal tour after pledging $1 million to the national velodrome.

Years of history lie under the hallowed ground of one of the world's most famous cricket venues. But the best bit is the tea and scones ritual, writes Kevin Pilley.