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On April 10, 1815, the Indonesian island of Sumbawa witnessed one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history - and caused a climate disaster.

The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos installed a painting of a Royal Navy attack on the port city which toppled the region's king.

The founder of SantaCon appears to be more Scrooge than jolly St Nick after being arrested for siphoning off charity money from his event which sees thousands of rowdy Santas descend on New York.

Protesters have gathered in Epsom, Surrey, demanding police release more information about the suspects in a gang rape outside a church.

One of Reform's candidates in the Abbey Wood ward of Greenwich in south-east London is called Austin Powers.

'This was solely a personal attack carried out by one of our students, it is not a terror incident'

The Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea has applied to Kensington and Chelsea Council to build a new medical centre.

Grieving Russian families pay for videos showing hugs with wives and other relatives, kisses and ascents to heaven for the dead soldiers.

Dr Thomas Shaknovsky was taken into custody over the death of William Bryan, whose liver was allegedly removed instead of his spleen.

I felt that, if my sexuality wasn't believed, I would be classified as someone gaming the system.