Two men have been jailed for life for their involvement in the murder of 22-year-old man in October 2002. Alexander McKinley was shot once in the back of the head as he sat in his sports car on Euston ...

Actor Jack Wild, who played The Artful Dodger in 1968 film Oliver!, has died at the age of 53. Wild was nominated for an Oscar when he was just 16 for the role. He also starred in late-1960s US ...

Known as Lord Haw Haw because of his nasal drawl, Joyce was a fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the UK during World War II. He defected to Germany, but at the end of the war was ...

They are designed to quickly replace the fluids which are lost by sweating. They also provide a boost of carbohydrates. The body prefers to use glucose as its source of energy. Sometimes it is better ...

In a park in the Latvian capital Riga, a small group of protesters gathers, all Russian, some wearing paper hats inscribed with the word "Alien". Latvian police carry out a small, bureaucratic piece ...

In the modern age of football there are many different roles and jobs a defender can have. And a wonderful sight in the game is seeing the wing-back fly up and down the touchline terrorising the ...

Rangers manager Paul Le Guen has left the club by mutual consent. Chairman David Murray said: "Having met with Paul it was clear that in the interests of the club we agreed jointly to him stepping ...

Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe has died after collapsing during an international match in France. The 28-year-old fell to the ground unchallenged in the 72nd minute of a Confederations Cup ...

Scientists investigating 'near-death' experiences say they have found evidence to suggest that consciousness can continue to exist after the brain has ceased to function. However, the claim has been ...

The Liverpool rearguard is one of the meanest around, but their defending regularly comes under scrutiny with boss Rafael ...

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has stunned the club by handing in a transfer request. City opened contract talks with the 23-year-old midfielder last week and manager Stuart Pearce insists he ...

Ireland is preparing to mark 100 years since Bloomsday, the day on which James Joyce's novel Ulysses is set - 16 June 1904. But why is Joyce - and Ulysses in particular - continually held up as such a ...