Czech Republic defender David Rozehnal is keen for a move to Newcastle United, according to his representatives. The 26-year-old's club Paris St Germain have yet to hold direct talks with the Magpies, ...

A cat is baffling his owner by wandering off at night before expecting to be collected by car every morning at exactly the same time and place. Sgt Podge, a Norwegian Forest Cat, disappears from his ...

Sixteen-year-old Lydia Playfoot went to the High Court claiming that her school was discriminating against her by not allowing the wearing of a "purity ring". Young people must complete a course ...

World renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died at his home in the northern Italian city of Modena. The singer, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, was 71. His charismatic performances ...

Winston Churchill is best remembered for stirring speeches and cigars. But the wartime leader also had a taste for exotic pets - one of which is still going strong. Charlie, a blue macaw bought by ...

Dean Richards, the former Wolves, Southampton, Bradford and Tottenham defender, has died at the age of 36. Richards passed away on Saturday morning after losing his long-term battle with illness.

It is the story that just rumbles on and on. Twelve years have passed since the Lancet medical journal published research linking autism with the MMR vaccine. But, as Dr Andrew Wakefield's General ...

Ronaldo was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid last summer Cristiano Ronaldo has completed his world record £80m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid after agreeing a six-year deal.

Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of punk group the Sex Pistols, has died in Switzerland aged 64. McLaren, the ex-partner of designer Vivienne Westwood, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer last ...

Veteran actor Edward Woodward has died aged 79, his agent has confirmed. The Croydon-born star had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia, and died in hospital, said Janet Glass.

The joint offensive in central Helmand involves American, Canadian, British, Danish and Estonian forces. Nato says Afghan forces have been closely involved in planning, and are playing a central role ...

The details of about 500,000 online bank accounts and credit and debit cards have been stolen by a virus described as "one of the most advanced pieces of crimeware ever created". The Sinowal trojan ...