A mother who gave her brain-damaged son a lethal heroin injection to end his “living hell” launches a conviction appeal today.

A jealous husband in England who repeatedly stabbed his wife because he felt "humiliated" over a posting she made on the social networking website Facebook has been jailed for life.

Controversial Islamic cleric Abu Hamza will appear at the Old Bailey today charged with a string of offences including soliciting murder.

The woman arrested today with police liaison officer Brian Stevens was Louise Austin, an administrator with the Crown Prosecution Service, who had a relationship with Stevens before he married, according to reports.