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Comment: The West should let Isis recruits return home
Barring the door would feed the next round of jihadist recruiting.
She fled as a teen to join Isis. Now 9 months pregnant, she wants to come home
Pregnant, in a refugee camp, her Isis husband detained, Shamima Begum wants to go home.
She survived the Holocaust - then was killed by a heroin addict desperate for a fix
Zofija Kaczan had just turned 100 and was headed to church when the mugging occurred.
Did takeaway wrapper identify murderer?
Murder suspicion fell on dead bank robber, but coroner ruled otherwise.
Unruly tourists? British duo distance themselves from group
The men have been charged following an investigation into an alleged roofing scam.
Smoking cannabis in your teens linked to higher risk of depression - study
New study on cannabis' mental harms reflects earlier findings - New Zealand expert
UK mother arrested and locked in a cell after calling a transgender woman a man
Police, accused of being heavy-handed, say they take 'malicious communication seriously'.
The Baftas are coming! TV tours and film locations around the UK
Why the UK is a film fan's ideal holiday destination.
Prince Philip surrenders driving licence after horror crash
The Duke of Edinburgh flipped his Land Rover last month in horror Sandringham crash.
Zookeepers hoped rare tiger would breed with its 'perfect mate'. He killed her.
The potential courtship ended in tragedy.
Singer Dido: 'I was on a 15-year break ... '
Noughties pop phenomenon Dido talks about vanishing, and coming back.
The multimillion-dollar mystery of Princess Diana's missing jewels
What's happened to Princess Diana's precious jewellery loot?
'My mum, the killer': Why son wants mother released from jail
Sally Challen bludgeoned her husband to death, but their son is calling for her release.
Edinburgh leads the UK by voting in $4 tourist tax
The Scottish capital will be the first UK city to start charging visitors extra.
WWI photographer's medals: From England to Waiouru
NZ World War I photographer's medals to be displayed before Anzac Day.
UK woman 'eaten alive' after taking 'world's deadliest drug'
Krokodil originated in Russia, where it is known as the 'cannibal drug'.
British humanitarian Terry Waite talks crime and punishment
British humanitarian Terry Waite speaks about crime and punishment in Whanganui
Teen scores $16.7m after bank blunder
Dane Gillespie woke up to discover he'd become a millionaire.
Waterfall shot catches the eye of World Photography Awards
'I have the luxury of experiencing some truly beautiful places.'
Kate versus Meghan - and the fans who love to hate them
The war between those who love one duchess but detest the other is increasingly unhinged.
No sympathy for Brexit in Spain
COMMENT: Europeans are not in a mood to help Britain through Brexit, Shane Te Pou finds.
Secret plan to evacuate the Queen if Brexit sparks riots
Among the "worst case" scenarios, the Queen would leave London.
100% mortgage: Could you borrow cost of a home in NZ?
A British bank has launched a 100 per cent mortgage - could it happen here, too?
How a few drinks cost one man $23,000
The pilot was forced to dump 20,000 tons of fuel before landing.
Conor McGregor denies cheating, fathering child
McGregor has been accused of fathering a daughter with another woman.
Woman reveals how she found baby dumped in freezing London park
'There was a crying noise from the bag. She was crying for her life.'
Witness in shock after worker 'gave birth in a warehouse toilet'
A witness tells the story of a Sports Direct warehouse worker giving birth in the toilets.
Burglar who broke into funeral parlour and had sex with corpse jailed for six years
Police said at the sentencing that the man's actions "offended all human sensibility".
Unruly tourists: Traveller remains on the run
A member of a group of troublesome travelers remains on the run from the law.
World's most hated stocks: How Brexit hurts UK business
Brexit uncertainty is weighing heavily on the UK stock market.
May hails Brexit 'way forward' after winning crucial vote
PM wins high stakes vote, can continue with fresh exit plan.
May faces fresh fight over Brexit
Frustration is growing ahead of the vote on cross-party amendments.