Consett - A film-maker who appealed for £2,000 on Kickstarter towards a documentary about Stafford & Luvaglio has received no support at all.

The man who stood beside world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and signed gibberish has been found and has apologized. Thamsanqa Jantjie also admits to a troubled past replete with mental problems.

London - The trial of two men accused of killing Fusilier Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich in May continues in London. The brutal killing of Rigby has led to an increase in verbal attacks of Muslims online but the UK does not need more hatred.

The UK government has issued a warning to British businesses on the risks of doing business in the Israeli occupied territories.

London - A robbery at the Exhibitionist Gallery in Notting Hill, London, in the early hours of Monday resulted in the theft of two signed art works by controversial artist Damien Hirst. They are valued at £33,000.

Kingston Upon Hull - In 1974 a trawler fishing out of Hull, in Yorkshire, went missing with the loss of all hands. Mystery and controversy surrounded the disappearance of the "Gaul" but now DNA tests being carried out on bodies found in Russia could provide answers.

A new website from Finland is a reminder to us all of what smoking can do to our bodies and our health. It's from the Cancer Society of Finland and gives the viewer both visuals and text on how each part of the body is affected by smoking.

The US alongside the UK have both suspended deliveries of non-lethal aid to the Free Syrian Army after the group's bases were overrun by Islamic rebels.

Blondie's Debbie Harry, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Boy George and other musical celebrities will honour rock legend Lou Reed in a forthcoming BBC film.

If you've ever wondered why white liberals are such enthusiastic supporters of "good causes", this programme will stop you wondering.

Washington - Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before the House Foreign Relations Committee, Tuesday, calling for Congress to give diplomacy a chance and hold off from imposing any new sanctions against Iran.

Former orienteering mapmaker Simon Beck bought an apartment in Savoie in 2004 and discovered a new passion: painting snow art with his feet. His canvasses lie in the snowfields of Les Arcs where his landscapes are inevitably purchased by Mother Nature.

London - The life and hard times of Michael Gerard Tyson have just got even harder as he has been banned from entering the United Kingdom.

Canadian pop-singer Justin Bieber is in the Philippines where he has launched a worldwide campaign to aid victims of last month's typhoon. Bieber went there after completing his massive 15-month 'Believe' tour with 7 shows in Australia.

Research published out of Montreal's McGill University found the diet of the father, like that of mom, may play a big role in a healthy baby. For mothers the previous research looked at sufficient Vitamin B folate;that appears also true for dads.

A man in Trenton, New Jersey got into a fight with a stranger on his own porch last night and then went inside to bed. He woke-up 10 hours later feeling odd. Turns out he'd been knifed in the fight and the 5-inch knife was still stuck in his back.

As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too. However, with a new product from a video game retailer in the UK, you can now have your new game and eat a holiday dinner too.

Whether it is global warming or something else, floods have been a reality for people living in some areas of the UK, and for longer than you'd think.

The National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have infiltrated popular online communities such as "World of Warcraft" and "Second Life."

Well over 1,000 complaints have been received in the UK concerning the BBC's saturated coverage of the death of Nelson Mandela.