A schoolgirl who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan has undergone successful surgery, doctors have said.

The family of a girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting women’s rights will be able to stay in the UK, following an announcement by the Pakistani High Commission.

Thousands of people have called for a Nobel Peace Prize for Malala Yousafzai, who was shot fighting for education in Pakistan.

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Pakistan airlifted a 14-year-old activist who was shot and seriously wounded by the Taliban to Britain for treatment, a move that will give her access to the specialised medical care she needs to recover and also protect her from follow-up attacks threatened by the militants.

A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for speaking out about suffering under the regime has arrived in the UK for treatment.

An 11-month-old boy was given a bottle feared to contain bleach as he sat with his mother and grandmother in a fast food restaurant.

A member of the Royal Air Force who was injured in the same explosion which killed a Royal Marine in Afghanistan has died of his injuries, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier is likely to be discharged from hospital in the next ’three to four days’ following his admission last week after complaining of chest pains.

Police officers hunting for Raoul Moat were “excited” by the arrival of new Tasers just hours before they entered a stand-off with the fugitive gunman, it was reported today.

BRITAIN announced its 300th death in Afghanistan yesterday, prompting Prime Minister David Cameron to pledge he will withdraw troops as soon as the war-torn state can handle its own security.

The son of train robber Ronnie Biggs was today marking his 27th birthday with an appeal to the Home Secretary to reduce his father’s sentence on compassionate grounds.

John Prescott is reported to have thrown a punch at a demonstrator in Rhyl.

A retired gynaecologist found to have used undue force in delivering three babies has been struck off by the UK's General Medical Council.