The man convicted of the shooting murders of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew is due to return to court due.

A judge in Chicago will decide next month on the request for a new trial for the man convicted of killing three members of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s family.

Oscar-winning film star Jennifer Hudson and her sister Julia have said they pray God will forgive Julia's ex-husband William Balfour for the murders of their mother, brother, and Julia's seven-year-old son.

A jury in Chicago has convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew in what prosecutors’ described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband.

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson sobbed during final arguments in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

Prosecutors have rested their case against the man accused of killing Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

Moments after finding her mother's body, the sister of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson sobs as she pleads for help in a disturbing recording of her emergency call released to the news media.

Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson shut her eyes as a police officer described finding her dead family members and later left the courtroom before harrowing photos of their bodies were shown.

The trial of the man charged with murdering three of Jennifer Hudson’s family members resumed today with the Oscar-winner listening to a police officer’s painful description of finding her dead family members.

Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson broke down in court after prosecutors put her on the witness stand as the trial of the man accused of killing her family opened.

Jennifer Hudson has taken the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing her family.

Actress Jennifer Hudson has decided not to hear the opening statements in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

A judge will question would-be jurors today at the trial in Chicago of the man accused of murdering the mother, brother and nephew of singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.

Accustomed to wearing Vera Wang gowns on red carpets, singing at the Grammys or autographing her weight-loss memoir, Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s next role will be under a very different spotlight — in Chicago’s drab criminal courts building at the trial of the man charged with murdering her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming trial of a man accused of killing her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

DESCRIBED as “the first major biography in 35 years of the greatest British artist of the late 19th century” this handsome volume is far more than that, and provides a wide-ranging introduction not only to late 19th century art in Britain but also to key figures in the Arts and Crafts movement such as William Morris.

Police believe they have found the bodies of almost everyone killed in Australia's wildfire disaster and the current death toll of 201 is not likely to rise dramatically, a senior commander said.

Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law killed three members of the Oscar winner's family because he was jealous about his ex-wife's new romance, according to prosecutors trying to jail the accused.

Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law has officially been charged with the murders of the singer/actress' mother, brother and nephew.

Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson in connection with the shooting deaths of the entertainer’s mother, brother and young nephew, taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation.

Hundreds of mourners attended a private funeral service for Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s murdered mother, brother and nephew at a Chicago South Side church.

Jennifer Hudson’s seven-year-old nephew was found dead in the back of a car three days after the Oscar-winning actress’s mother and brother were shot dead, US authorities said today.

Police searching for Jennifer Hudson’s seven-year-old nephew today said they have found a boy’s body.

The older sister of Jennifer Hudson made a plea at a Chicago church for the return of her missing seven-year-old son, a day after the siblings’ mother and brother were found shot dead at the family home.

US authorities investigating the shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother are still searching for the missing seven-year-old nephew of the Oscar-winning actress.

Britain’s swimmers celebrated in a noisy corner of the packed Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne as Kirsty Balfour delivered the team’s third medal of the World Championships with a hard-earned silver in the 200metres breaststroke.

The parents of a 12-year-old British girl at the centre of an abduction row were today on course for a legal battle after she revealed she had gone to Pakistan voluntarily.

Kirsty Balfour admits her performances at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne will put her in the unfamiliar position of favourite for the European Championships.

THE Scottish domination of New Labour in the UK (evident surely to even the most casual observer of the political scene) naturally raises the question as to who and where are the representatives of the English in the House of Commons.

British engineering group Balfour Beatty today said its chief executive was stepping down as it posted a 33% rise in underlying interim pre-tax profits to £68m (€83m).

South Africa Rugby president Silas Nkanunu has ordered an urgent meeting of the board of directors at which Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli’s future will come under renewed scrutiny.

Qantas Airways said it has switched its entire reservations and ticketing system to Amadeus Global Distribution System over the weekend, joining 109 airlines and more than 60,000 travel agencies worldwide.