An alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death threatened to kill her other children, a British judge who sentenced her to 15 years in prison has heard.

A mother of eight has been found guilty of killing her four-year-old son by starving him to death.

A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a mother-of-eight accused of starving her four-year-old son to death.

A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 60 people today

The family that stays together is slain together in Adam Wingard’s gruesome horror about a home invasion that turns violent at frightening speed.

A parrot can speak three languages.

A 26-year-old man and a teenager were remanded in custody today after appearing in court charged with the murders of three men who were struck by a car during last week’s riots.

Hundreds of people are expected to take to the streets in Birmingham today to hold a peaceful protest in response to the deaths of three men amid violence.

A DEVASTATED father spoke of how he tried to save his dying son after he was knocked down by a hit-and-run-driver as he “protected his community from looters”.

THE Taliban hinted yesterday they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan respond to the worst floods in the country’s history, saying their presence was “unacceptable”. The UN said it would not be deterred by violent threats.

The Taliban today hinted it may launch attacks against foreign flood relief workers in Pakistan, saying their presence is "unacceptable".

A SUSPECTED suicide bomber killed 41 people in an attack on the Pakistani military yesterday as the Taliban claimed responsibility for a weekend raid on the army’s headquarters.

JOHNNY Murtagh is bullish about Henrythenavigator proving up to the task as he takes on his elders for the first time in the BGC Sussex Stakes at Goodwood today.

DUAL 2000 Guineas hero Henrythenavigator could clash with his older rivals for the first time in Tuesday’s BGC Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

John Gosden is looking for Raven’s Pass to turn the tables on Henrythenavigator when the two meet for the third time this season in the BGC Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Tuesday.

HARADASUN and Sageburg lead a high-quality line-up for Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of the 2008 Royal Ascot meeting.

Haradasun and Sageburg lead a high-quality line-up for Tuesday's Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of the 2008 Royal Ascot meeting.

Connections of Haradasun are hoping the former Australian star can take a leading role at Royal Ascot next week.

Stimulation is on target for an appearance at Royal Ascot after suffering a last-gasp defeat at Newmarket on Saturday.

Calming Influence stepped into the Royal Ascot picture with a very promising victory in the coral.co.uk King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket.

Frankie Dettori treated the Newbury crowd to his trademark flying dismount after Godolphin struck in Group One company for the first time this season with Creachadoir in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes.

HARADASUN will have his first run for Aidan O’Brien since leaving Australia when he faces 11 rivals in the Juddmonte Lockinge at Newbury tomorrow.

Major Cadeaux features among 21 horses to have stood their ground at the forfeit stage for the Juddmonte Lockinge on May 17.

Winker Watson will have his unbeaten juvenile status tested for the first time in the Stan James 2000 Guineas on May 3 after Peter Chapple-Hyam announced the colt will head to Newmarket without a prep race.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend at Longchamp must have appeared like a black cloud on the horizon for Baron Georg Von Ullmann after Manduro was ruled out of the main event.

Frankie Dettori treated racegoers who headed to Longchamp ahead of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to a flying dismount after securing a Yorkshire victory aboard Anna Pavlova in the Prix de Royallieu.

Crack three-year-old US Ranger is set to join Ballydoyle maestro Aidan O’Brien.

AQALEEM can follow in the footsteps of Sixties Icon last year in getting beaten in the Derby before going onto Gordon Stakes glory at Goodwood today.