All news by author: Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

The world's tallest man Sultan Kosen was once so worried that he would trample on the world's shortest during a meeting in London that he asked officials to keep them apart

The family of a six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a classroom have spoken out for this first time since the incident - and have shared that the gun he used was secured

Perilous icy conditions could hit commuters heading out on the end-of-week rush hour this morning, according to forecasters, with drivers in affected areas asked to 'allow extra time'

Terrifying footage shows the moment a 13-year-old schoolgirl plunged 20 feet off a zip line into stadium seats below after an important piece of equipment snapped

The government came under fire last night in a special edition of BBC Question Time, with the health minister told to 'get round the table' with striking NHS workers

Villagers have spoken of their fears for after witnessing a mysterious liquid flowing downhill from a mine where a toxic chemical was dumped several decades ago

The mayor of Amiens in France has asked the American pop superstar to loan back the artwork by Jérôme-Martin Langlois after it was alleged to have disappeared more than a hundred years ago.

A family has begun a 'desperate' search along with a leading UK pet organisation after their cat disappeared while they were boarding the Eurotunnel on the way to Portugal

Jacinda Ardern has resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand after telling a stunned party conference that she no longer has "enough in the tank" to do the job justice

Police working with the FBI say they have found the body of a 22-year-old woman more than five years after she mysteriously disappeared by identifying her remains through dental records

Dozens of families have been evacuated from their homes and a school forced to close after heavy rain caused a reservoir to overflow in Jersey, with children now urged to avoid the floodwater

A market town with Roman origins has made it onto a national selection of "coolest" places to relocate to in 2023, with a tiny village of just 324 people also making the list

A family has been left devastated after their three-year-old daughter was given just months to live after being delivered a second cancer diagnosis just months after she was given the 'all-clear'

A British Airways steward inadvertently cost his employers £50,000 on his very first flight and forced passengers into hours of delays after he accidentally triggered a plane's emergency slide

Grieving friends and relatives of a lawyer who died while celebrating his first anniversary with his wife on holiday in Mexico claim he was 'killed' despite local reports that he fell from his room

At least eight people have been shot with one left in a critical condition after a mass shooting at a Martin Luther King Day celebration in Fort Pierce, Florida

Although four-year-old Peggy is vying to become the UK's 'ugliest dog' in an upcoming national award, her family say they think she is 'beautiful' and say she has been a joy to have at home

A 21-year-old man accused of decapitating his newlywed wife after four months together has allegedly been shown stealing a beer from the shop where she worked on the day of her murder

A 10-year-old boy who survived a tragic helicopter crash that killed his mum and three other people has woken up from a coma after coming off life support, his father says

Snow began falling in parts of the country last night after weather warnings were issued for this week, with the Met Office forecasting several days of low temperatures and wintry showers

Teenagers have been banned from entering a row of shops on a troubled estate after they unleashed a spate of antisocial incidents, including throwing sausage rolls and urinating on passers-by

Drivers who are aged 70 and over have been reminded by the DVLA that they must renew their driving licence every three years, or face being slapped with a big fine

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a seven-year-old girl was seriously injured and four women left hospitalised following a shooting outside a funeral in Euston

A death row killer who took the lives of an elderly couple while trying to stalk his girlfriend across the road said he was 'at peace' before he was given a lethal injection yesterday

Wintry conditions and subzero temperatures will be unleashed on the UK in the days ahead, say forecasters, with one meteorologist expecting historic levels of snowfall