Pedestrians and drivers cautiously cross a darkened junction in Cardiff, California, after a massive black-out left more than six million people without power... more
Every baby could have its genetic code mapped out at birth within 10 years, a process which will predict conditions such as diabetes and heart disease and help prevent them... more
Three generations of the same family were killed after a fighter jet crashed in a residential street in California, turning their home into a fireball... more
An actor who starred with Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his former girlfriend more than 20 times.... more
Authorities in San Diego in southern California are looking to make their city a mortgage "foreclosure sanctuary", and are suing home lenders Bank of America and its recent acquisition Countrywide to help carry out the plan... more
Flamboyant designer Zandra Rhodes has created the costumes and set for Verdi's Aida. But can she make it the Christmas hit the English National Opera so desperately needs?... more
Zandra Rhodes will design the set and costumes for an extravagant new production of Aida, the highlight of the English National Opera's new season announced today.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows