Intellectia

Young people in Shanghai were bracing themselves for a big party on Halloween night, but a police crackdown on costumes has left China's most international city with rain-sodden empty streets.

A man has been jailed for 20 years for violently attacking, strangling and sexually assaulting a stranger in her own home.

They may be thousands of miles away, but everyone in the tiny village of Thulasendrapuram, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is keenly following the American presidential election.

To walk through the streets of Paiporta is to see nature at its most vicious.

The number of people being recalled to prison rose by 44% between April and June this year compared to the same period last year, according to government statistics. 

Almost 2,000 ex-offenders serving indefinite prison sentences outside jail will no longer be subject to a "lifetime licence" as new reforms come into force.

The face of a suspected 'vampire', who was buried with restraints to prevent her returning from the dead, has been reconstructed by scientists.

Rachel Reeves will end up reversing her decision to charge more inheritance tax on farms, Ruth Davidson has predicted.

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon - who is still a serving politician - pocketed £25,000 for a night shift as a TV election pundit.

Reaction Engines, the British hypersonic aviation pioneer, has crashed into administration after weeks of talks with potential backers failed to result in a rescue deal.