For somebody who revels in the title of "Sir" Les Ferdinand, a moniker given him by QPR fans, an MBE may seem like a consolation prize. But supporters of QPR, Newcastle and Spurs will consider it just ...

Two, possibly three, spacewalks will be performed during the Discovery mission. At least one of these will be devoted to testing techniques that could be used to repair small defects on the shuttle's ...

AC Milan claimed their sixth European Cup triumph and their first in nine seasons after edging out Juventus in a nail-biting ...

A match-making scheme with a difference is proving to be a big hit in Edinburgh - but it's nothing to do with romance, it's ...

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 ...

Lahmeyer is the second firm to be convicted in connection with the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Acres International, a ...

Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam, Dutch police say. Police arrested a man in a nearby park after an ...

Judge Mawrey said evidence of "massive, systematic and organised fraud" in the campaign had made a mockery of the election and ruled that not less than 1,500 votes had been cast fraudulently in the ...

The Walt Disney entertainment group has restructured its leadership after a major revolt by its shareholders. It has split the roles of chairman and chief executive, reducing the ...

The new programme will be introduced from September this year. The World Health Organization estimates one person is infected with TB every second. It kills two million people annually, mainly in ...

A man has been charged with last year's £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast, police have said. The 23-year-old, the first ...

Sudanese police have fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters, who were demanding democratic reform. Unconfirmed reports say dozens of protesters were arrested during the clashes, in the city of ...