Detectives in England are hunting two burglars who attacked a 96-year-old former prisoner of war in his own home.

A theatre in the centre of Birmingham has been evacuated after reports of an explosion in the "staff only" section.

British police have released dramatic footage of the arrest of a drunken gunman who was caught on CCTV as he fired a shot at a crowded pub.

A man has been arrested in England on suspicion of attempted murder after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed and left with serious injuries.

A British police officer who became impaled on a fence spike while chasing a suspected motorbike thief arrested the man after bloodily pulling himself free.

Crash investigators in England are trying to piece together what caused a collision which killed six - as one of the victims was named as a loving father.

Ruthless burglars in the UK smashed their way into a family's home then threatened to hurt a newborn baby in a bid to uncover cash and valuables.

Self-confessed IRA man Michael Hayes could be questioned by the British authorities in connection with the Birmingham pub bombings, High Court judges have heard.

There has never been a "full and independent investigation" into who carried out the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, lawyers for the victims' relatives have told a court.

A 17-year-old boy has died in a crash after the car he was travelling in had allegedly failed to stop for police.

An arsonist in England caught on camera as he torched a homeless man's tent has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.

CCTV has been released in a fresh bid to trace a man believed to be involved in a hit-and-run in England which left a mother and newborn baby in hospital.

A man arrested by police in the UK has died after being found unresponsive in his cell at a custody suite.

A 30-year-old man who posed as a young Justin Bieber lookalike online to lure schoolgirls into sending him indecent webcam images has been jailed for 15 years by a UK court.

Four alleged members of banned neo-Nazi group National Action who have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terror are serving members of the British Army.

A banned driver has been caught on camera in England reaching speeds of 115mph in 30mph zones as he tried to evade police through busy city streets.

A man has been charged with murder after pulling up outside a police station with a body in the car.

A British model who was allegedly kidnapped in Milan was too terrified to try to get away from her captor when he took her shoe shopping and to buy groceries, her lawyer said.

A 40-year-old man has been stabbed to death on his doorstep in what police are calling a "brutal attack".

Three teenagers have been arrested over the murder of a former youth team footballer who was knifed in a nightclub.

A British model who was allegedly kidnapped in Milan and detained for six days while her captor tried to auction her online has returned to the UK.

A British model who was kidnapped in Milan and detained for six days while her captor tried to auction her online has reportedly returned to the UK.

An investigation is under way into an armed police shooting which left a man in a critical condition.

Gardaí have been asked to interview self-confessed IRA bomber Michael Hayes by lawyers acting for the Birmingham pub bombings inquests.

A student has admitted carrying out a string of high-profile cyber attacks on the websites of several multi-national firms.

A mother and her baby were forced to flee for their safety after their car was stolen.

A 14-year-old girl who died after a minibus carrying school pupils on a field trip collided with a bin lorry has been named.

A rally in England by the far-right Britain First group has passed without any major disorder after a high-profile policing operation.

A man has been arrested after a major police operation following the evacuation of a supermarket.

Six UK police officers have been praised for saving the life of a man who sliced his nose off while high on drugs.

A convicted sex offender who raped and strangled a nurse in England before setting fire to her house has been given a whole life sentence.

Officers had been called to an address in Highgate Road where the remains were discovered, after neighbours reported a smell.

A disabled man rescued from a burning building in England by two officers has said he would have died if it was not for their actions.

A man has been charged with plotting to carry out a terror attack armed with a knife, police in the UK said.

A British pensioner who killed a three-year-old girl weeks after being told to stop driving because of poor eyesight has been jailed for four years.

Thirteen football fans have been arrested after violent clashes erupted between rival supporters watching a derby match in England.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife after a woman's body was found in a car outside a UK supermarket.

A disturbance by prisoners at HMP Birmingham in England has spread to two further wings taking the total to four, sources said.

A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault on a teenage boy in England.

The Birmingham pub bombings coroner, hearing inquests into the deaths of 21 victims, has backed a bid for legal funding by bereaved families.

The Birmingham pub bombings coroner, hearing inquests into the deaths of 21 victims, has backed a bid for legal funding by bereaved families.

Fresh inquests into the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings are to get under way amid a war of words between lawyers and the British Government about legal funding.

A British nursery worker has been charged with a number of child sex offences including the rape of a boy.