A breeding bull is being used to lure a runaway cow from the forests of Bavaria before hunters can track her down and shoot her.

Manchester United travel to West Brom following Chelsea's draw at Stoke as two of this season's title contenders kick off their campaigns.

The Palestinian Authority says it will present its bid for statehood recognition when the UN General Assembly reconvenes in September.

British police chiefs react sceptically to government plans to consult US "supercop" Bill Bratton on how to tackle recent street violence.

A referee has died after collapsing at the quarter final of the senior championship match in County Londonderry.

Handing powers to set corporation tax from Westminster to Holyrood could destabilise public spending, Scotland's accountancy body warns.

Veteran Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor, a prominent star in the 1950s and 1960s, dies in Mumbai aged 79, after suffering kidney disease.

The killers of a man shot dead in Croydon during the London riots were involved in looting and robbed at least two other people, detectives believe.