A man arrested over the murders of five friends in rural Alabama has blamed the massacre on drugs.

Some of the stranger stories from around the world

USA: Kerri Bunker and Kelli Wall know a thing or two about twins. The two women are identical twins who already each have one set of twins. Now, they are getting ready to each have a second set of twins next spring.

The tired old joke that "there are no girls on the internet" is laughed off nowadays - but it seems it might actually be true on Ashley Madison.

Past, present, future and parallel dimensions come together in Tomorrowland: A World Beyond (12A) , Brad Bird’s ambitious sci-fi thriller.

THE key to any good novel is to perfect your main character into someone the reader feels they have got to know. And Melissa Kite hits the nail on the head on that front.

HAVING starred in a string of American TV shows, such as Dirty Sexy Money and Shake It Up, Bella Thorne is no stranger to fame, and the 17-year-old Disney star exudes a confidence that surpasses her age.

Mel B insists Stephen Belafonte "would never lay a hand" on her.

"Stephen is playing hard to get and hoping that by leaving the country Mel will give in and agree to have him back."

Mel B has reportedly walked out on her husband Stephen Belafonte with their seven-year marriage on "life support".

Mel B dated a woman for four years.

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The Dark

Mel B says her children can't sing "that well".

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a two-year-old girl, police have said.

Nine people have been killed in a house fire in western Kentucky, state police said.

Paradise Madison’s ability remains fully intact and the Derby is now firmly in his sights.

A known sex offender is expected to face charges today after authorities who responded to a report of a foul odour found the bodies of three women in a low-income Ohio neighbourhood.

Fatherhood. These guys are doing it right.

The very first moment of ‘Robot & Frank’ is kind of a groaner: a title card flashes before the woodlands of upstate New York, informing the audience that the film is set in "the near future".

Demi Lovato has discovered she has a secret half-sister.

Grandmother knows best in ‘Parental Guidance’, an intergenerational comedy of bad manners and frayed tempers, which welcomes Bette Midler back to the big screen after a four-year hiatus.

Melanie B looks set to join 'The X Factor' next year.

A date with Mel B has been auctioned off for £15,000 (€18,600) - to her husband.

Mel B is applying for Australian citizenship.

The parents of Olympic gold medallist Tianna Madison have sued her, saying she spread stories they had been selfish and bullying and cheated her financially.

Holly Madison told boyfriend Pasquale Rotella she was pregnant via text.

Burlesque performer and Las Vegas Strip star Holly Madison is pregnant with her first child.

Geri Halliwell "is finally comfortable in her own skin".

Mel B feels "old" because she has a teenage daughter.

Mel B is selling her Los Angeles home for $3.45m.

BEAST Hunter by Katherine White (A&C Black; €7.10).

Mel B's daughter Phoenix has filed a battery report against her father.

Mel B is planning to open a restaurant in her hometown of Leeds.

As children, the dark exerts a powerful hold over our nightmares.

Mel B says motherhood is completely different the third time round, because she has a supportive partner.

A US jury convicted five current and former police officers of gunning down people on a New Orleans bridge in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

A policeman sprayed gunfire at wounded, unarmed people and repeatedly stamped on a dying man on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina, a former officer told a court.

OLIVE LOUGHNANE expressed satisfaction with preparations for the World Championships in South Korea after covering the 3,000m walk in 12:52.85 — 15 seconds faster than last year.

World silver medallist Olive Loughnane was the first Irish winner at today’s Cork City Sports meeting in Bishopstown.

Johnny Knoxville and his wife Naomi Nelson are expecting their second child.

KAUTO Star completed his final jumping exercise in great style yesterday ahead of his bid for a record fifth successive victory in the rearranged William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Saturday.

David Pipe is looking forward to renewing rivalries with Denman when he saddles Madison du Berlais in the Hennessy Gold Cup Newbury a week on Saturday.