Baffled police were trying on Thursday to work out why a quiet taxi driver gunned down 12 people around England’s serene Lake District.

Conservative leader David Cameron was seeking on Friday to use a strong performance in a debate to help propel his party to an outright majority.

A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano caused air travel chaos across Europe and beyond on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands stranded.

A huge cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland turned the skies of northern Europe into a no-fly zone on Thursday.