White stag shot dead after running wild around Merseyside streets

A wild white stag has been shot dead by police after it was seen running around residential roads in Bootle near Liverpool.

La Palma volcano lava that could create clouds of toxic gas now within 800m of ocean

Lava flowing from an erupting volcano in the Canary Islands - that could create clouds of toxic hydrochloric acid vapour - is now within 800m of the ocean. 

Former England and Liverpool striker Roger Hunt dies aged 83

Liverpool's record league goal-scorer Roger Hunt has died aged 83, the club have announced.

Sabina Nessa: Man, 36, appears in court charged with teacher’s murder

A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa.

La Palma volcano lava that could create clouds of toxic gas now within 800m of ocean

Lava flowing from an erupting volcano in the Canary Islands - that could create clouds of toxic hydrochloric acid vapour - is now within 800m of the ocean. 

NASA scientists baffled by discovery Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is accelerating

The Great Red Spot, a storm on Jupiter which has been observed raging for more than 150 years, is spinning faster and faster, baffling scientists.

Comedian Vic Reeves says benign brain tumour has left him ‘completely deaf’ in one ear

Comedian Vic Reeves has revealed he has a benign brain tumour "the size of a grape" that has left him completely deaf in one ear.

‘First signs of stabilisation’ in fuel supply crisis, says Shapps, urging people to return to ‘normal buying habits’

The first "very tentative signs of stabilisation" are being seen on petrol forecourts, the transport secretary has said, following days of long queues and closed pumps at some filling stations across the country.