Two teenage British girls arrested in Ghana for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine to Britain in laptop cases are expected to appear in court.

Four men have been arrested in Britain in connection with the Rwanda genocide in 1994, according to British police.

A MAN has been arrested in connection with the murder of Richard Whelan - the 28-year-old of Irish extraction who was stabbed to death on a bus in London last week.

A DUBLIN-BOUND Australian gap year student accused of triggering an airport bomb scare with a “joke” text message was yesterday cleared of any crime but left with a hefty legal bill.

All 56 people known to have died in the London bombings have now been named.

The death toll from last week’s London suicide bombings stands at 55 today after another victim lost his fight for survival and his girlfriend was formally identified.

Troubled singer Pete Doherty was hoping to temporarily leave his rehab clinic today to join Britain’s biggest bands at the NME Awards.

Troubled rock singer Pete Doherty was granted bail today when he appeared in court charged with robbery and blackmail.

Model and actress Jerry Hall has pulled out of her new one-woman show, saying she has glandular fever.

Hollywood star Cate Blanchett is appearing later today at the UK premiere of the hard-hitting crime film, Veronica Guerin.

A STEPMOTHER was jailed yesterday for torturing and abusing a five-year-old girl who was “too beautiful”.

Around 150 people were forced to spend the night wrapped in blankets at Gatwick after a security alert closed the North Terminal.

A LANDMARK court case is being brought against low-cost airline Ryanair over charging 28 euro for the use of a wheelchair to a traveller suffering cerebral palsy and arthritis.

DONORS who want their bodies to feature in a controversial exhibition of preserved corpses yesterday questioned the show’s creator about their decision.