The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko is to give evidence at the public inquiry in England into his death.

The postmortem examination of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko was “one of the most dangerous ever undertaken in the western world”, the public inquiry into his death has heard.

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Michael Douglas claims Catherine Zeta-Jones has got her bipolar II disorder under control.

Nick Cary says he got his fierce determination and love of technology from his dad, pirate radio legend Chris Cary, writes Siobhán Cronin

An IRA man was already dead or dying when he was shot on the ground from close range by an SAS soldier, a pathologist told a Belfast inquest.

AT the moment, there’s just no stopping Michael Fassbender.

At the moment, there’s just no stopping Michael Fassbender.

Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed by a Scotland Yard officer at the G20 protests, an inquest jury ruled today.

The tactics used by British police during the G20 protests were under further scrutiny tonight after the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it had received 90 complaints about the use of force.

A British police officer seen striking Ian Tomlinson during G20 protests could face manslaughter charges after it was revealed tonight the newspaper vendor died of internal bleeding.

IN ANY murder inquiry the body of the victim is effectively treated as a crime scene.

A UK Home Office pathologist was today preparing to examine the body of the fifth woman found near Ipswich in England during the past two weeks.

A man who cheated 15,000 investors around the world out of nearly €50m in an online investment scheme has been jailed for more than five years by a California judge.

A new film about the life of movie star Cary Grant had its premiere in Cannes today.

The jury trying Ian Huntley for the murder of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman today heard a pathologist cast doubt on the school caretaker’s account of how they died.

SUPERSTARS Michael Jackson, Harrison Ford and Lauren Bacall were among 3,000 friends, family and fans who bade an emotional farewell to Hollywood legend Gregory Peck.

The bodies of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells were found in a ‘‘severely decomposed and partially skeletonised’’ state and were almost certainly not killed at the spot where they were found, an inquest was told today.