The US military says it is investigating "aggressively" after a picture appeared in a British paper showing Saddam Hussein half naked. The Sun newspaper's front page image showed the former Iraqi ...

Some five-hundred members of Brazil's landless peasants' movement MST have invaded a farm owned by the Brazilian ambassador to Italy Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima. No incidents of violence were reported.

Efforts to renegotiate the European deal on fishing quotas are being launched at Holyrood by the Scottish National Party. SNP ...

A hockey team is made up of a squad of 16 players. At any one time, 11 players including the goalkeeper are allowed on the pitch. The way the players arrange themselves depends on the system of play ...

The hands to knees sit up is a good way of working your abdominal muscles. Lie on your back with your knees bent, making sure your feet are flat on the floor.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has defended itself after it was accused of preventing police acting sooner against Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri. Earlier ...

A bogus forensic psychologist who supplied evidence in hundreds of court cases has been jailed for five years. Gene Morrison, 48, of Hyde, was described in court as a charlatan who had tricked judges, ...

The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter. He said the decision to take action in Iraq should have ...

Britain will settle its World War II debts to the US and Canada when it pays two final instalments before the close of 2006, the Treasury has said. The payments of $83.25m (£42.5m) to the US and US$22 ...

The introduction of guidelines on meals for pupils in England marks the culmination of a campaign for healthier food in schools, spearheaded by TV chef Jamie Oliver. Oliver started his Feed Me Better ...

The top four sides (Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, Kenya) qualify for the 2011 World Cup and the top six (the aforementioned ...

The fastest driver ever caught in a routine speed check in the UK has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail. Timothy Brady, 33, of Earls Crescent, Harrow, north-west London, pleaded guilty at Oxford ...