A woman who killed her five-year-old stepdaughter by scalding her in a hot bath as punishment has been jailed for 12 years.

A toddler was left in a critical condition after ending up in a zoo's crocodile enclosure, while a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

A boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he ended up in a crocodile enclosure, while a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Soldiers have been searching for militants around the main airport and military airbase in Niger's capital Niamey.

Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley have been jailed after the murder and sexual abuse of Preston Davey, their adopted baby.

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Norwegian teenager accused of flying to the UK to murder an unknown target on behalf of an Iran-linked gang.