Ian Brady's body will not be released until assurances have been given that his ashes will not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor, a coroner has said.

The Electric Picnic headliners are relevant again, despite four decades on the road, writes Ed Power

Utah state child welfare officials are reviewing a ruling by a juvenile court judge who ordered a baby to be taken from lesbian foster parents because “children do better in heterosexual homes”.

A Kentucky sheriff has defended a deputy officer who restrained two disabled elementary schoolchildren by using handcuffs, last autumn. The sheriff says the deputy did nothing wrong.

PETER HOOK emits a blokey chuckle. "Ian Curtis had very big shoes to fill," says the former Joy Division and New Order bassist. "Bernard Sumner’s shoes aren’t that big actually — about the same size as mine. So that worked out okay."

Bernard Sumner is "glad" Peter Hook left New Order.

New Order were the festival circuit veterans at Forbidden Fruit in Kilmainham.

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Ageing rocker Sting is set to return to the movies with a role in a new film written by a close friend.

The betfair.com Apprentice Series Handicap Stakes at Pontefract may not live long in the memory for many people, but for 17-year-old jockey Ashley Morgan, the rider of Sumner, it will never be forgotten.

Sting's musician son Joe Sumner has thrown doubt on whether reformed rockers The Police will be able to put up with each other long enough to complete their comeback tour.

New Order have split, according to bassist Peter Hook.

Navy divers are searching the sunken wreckage of a cruise ship for the bodies of a Frenchman and his daughter, missing after the vessel foundered on a volcanic reef in Greece.

A BRITISH mother trying to stop the compulsory vaccination of her five-year-old daughter was said to be in deep shock last night after judges threw out her court challenge.

Two mothers in England today lost a battle to stop the compulsory vaccinations of their children – including the controversial MMR jab.

It's been a fantastic 18 months for New Order. Not only did they return to the charts after a lengthy break with a critically and commercially successful album, but they’ve also been immortalised on film, sampled by Kylie and played some of the most well-received gigs of their career.

Police have released a picture of a British teenager believed to have slashed his parents' throats with a knife.

Jonathan Woodgate tried to punch and kick an Asian student in a city centre attack, a court heard.