There's nothing like a cute pet video to get YouTube viewers smiling. The video of Benton the Labrador however, had some howling in stitches. Entitled Jesus Christ in Richmond Park, the video of Benton the dog chasing deer went viral on Tuesday, as it become the most popular topic of discussion on Twitter. At one point #Benton was the highest British “trending” topic. Since then there have been a lot of par ...

On Monday Britain, the United States and Canada announced new sanctions on Iran's energy and financial sectors, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to stop its nuclear programme. The United States named Iran as an area of "primary money laundering concern," a step designed to isolate its banking sector; blacklisted 11 entities and individuals suspected of aiding its nuclear programs; and expanded sanctions to ...

The gun found at the scene of the shooting of Mark Duggan may have been used in a crime a week earlier, it has been revealed. Kevin Hutchinson Foster, 29, was this week accused of possession of a firearm during an attack on a man at a Hackney hair salon on July 29. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating whether the gun was the same as the one found when Mr Duggan was shot dead ...

In an unusual attempt to avoid a divorce with his wife, a man admitted to burning a cross on the driveway of their Panama City, Florida, home in a Ku Klux Klan-inspired plan. LB Williams, a 50-year-old black man, his wife of nearly seven years Donna Williams, who is white, and their bi-racial daughter found a cross burning in their driveway on 4 November. Their grandchild was home too. “When I saw that cros ...

Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a young man thought to be behind last week’s White House shooting. The suspect allegedly shot at a window in the executive mansion, while President Barack Obama was in California. ­Idaho Falls resident Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, has a history of mental instability and is thought to be “obsessed” with the President. Last Friday, he was seen in the area of the Whit ...

Days after reports surfaced that several police officers were accused of corruption in the murder case against DJ, Vybz Kartel, speculation emerges that the rapper tried to pervert the course of justice by destroying evidence. According to reports, Kartel allegedly paid police officers $4 million (£29,341) to destroy evidence in the murder case against him in an effort to avoid a severe prison sentence. An ...

Six members of a University of Southern Mississippi sorority are on probation after dressing in blackface to depict The Cosby Show's cast at a 1980s-themed costume party last week, the Huffington Post reports. They then posted the pictures on Facebook where they were seen by a member of the public who called the college. Joe Paul, the school's vice president of student affairs, says the executive officers o ...

According to the Jamaica Observer, nine policemen who were assigned to the Gun Court Remand Centre have been transferred and are facing corruption charges after they were allegedly caught on camera taking money from a close relative of jailed popular entertainer Vybz Kartel. Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is currently facing two separate charges of murder, along with his fashion stylist Calvin 'M ...

Greater Manchester Police chief Peter Fahy has said that rioting in Manchester could have been prevented if police in London had acted sooner. The Police chief told BBC Panorama that copycat violence broke out after people saw rioters were "getting away with" their behaviour in the capital. Mr Fahy said: "A certain group of people saw what was happening in London and decided they seemed to be getting away w ...

[caption id="attachment_3191" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Gary Dobson (left) and David Norris"][/caption] Two men will go on trial at the Old Bailey accused of the racist killing of Stephen Lawrence in Eltham. The A-level student was waiting for a bus with his friend Duwayne Brooks, also 18, when they were attacked by a group of white youths and one of the youths used abusive racist language. Ste ...