A devout Catholic has nailed himself to a cross on Good Friday – for the 36th time in a vow to God after surviving a "miracle" fall.Ruben Enaje, 64, is pictured alongside two other devotees pinned...

Channel 4 reality star Jack Woodman has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for beating his former girlfriend. The heavily-tattooed TV star, who featured on Channel 4's Bodyshockers, brutally...

His memories uncovered a secret jail - right next to an international airport8 hours agoSamira HussainBBC NewsReporting fromDhaka, BangladeshBBC/Aamir PeerzadaWhen investigators smashed through a...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (Image: Getty)Iran’s hardline rulers are poised to amputate the fingers of three prisoners in a brutal act of state-sanctioned torture, campaigners have claimed....

The betting tycoon who preyed on women and hurt them for pleasure28 minutes agoKatie Hunter and Paul O'HareBBC Scotland NewsThe ex-partner of a millionaire horse racing tipster who "tortured" women...

Sir Keir Starmer has seen the opportunity in President Trump’s reset, a golden opportunity for the Labour Party to reset after its disastrous start in government. Better to be born lucky than...

Chemical burns, assaults, electric shocks - Gazans tell BBC of torture in Israeli detention23 minutes agoAlice CuddyBBC NewsBBCWarning: This article contains distressing contentPalestinian detainees...

In his first interview since quitting the top job at the Church of England in November, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby revealed to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that he forgives...

Welby: I forgive serial abuser John Smyth8 minutes agoLaura Kuenssberg and Sean SeddonBBC NewsJustin Welby has told the BBC he forgives a serial abuser at the heart of a scandal that led to his...

When Renee Salt closes her eyes, she can still visualise her elegant, well-dressed mother, Sala. “Lovely skin, beautiful hair. She was my whole life, such a loving kind mother,” she tells me of...