Jake Gyllenhaal has already been tipped for an Oscar nomination for his performance in his latest movie, Stronger. He deserves the rave reviews, writes Will Lawrence

Ireland has been found to have one of the highest rates of “sexting” among young people in Europe with at least a quarter of teenagers admitting they send sexually graphic messages.

A man who became one of the lasting images of the Boston Marathon bombing when he was wheeled away, ashen-faced, his legs severely injured, has told a court that he locked eyes with the bomber’s older brother before the explosives went off.

GUNMEN opened fire on a police post guarding the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday, killing two policemen and injuring at least five others, police and hospital officials said.