A tiger has bitten an apparently drunk woman who broke into a zoo to pet a big cat, US police said.

Two police officers were shot and a suspect was critically injured in a shooting at a hospital today, police in the US said.

A man who opened fire at a busy department store in the US killing eight people, left a note predicting “Now I’ll be famous”.

Rock 'n' roller Bo Diddley is struggling to communicate after suffering a stroke on Sunday.