1622 TUC general secretary Brendan Barber gives his reaction: "This was a confident performance that established his authority as leader and spoke directly to the concerns of voters - particularly ...

Police admit they are baffled by the murder of an innocent 14-year-old girl who was gunned down in Nottingham. But friends of ...

1603: The play-offs have seen Blackpool burst into the Premier League, while Millwall sealed their place in the Championship on Saturday following a 1-0 win over Swindon. Forty-five minutes (or ...

Point of no-return' "In 1994, as a student in Dire Dawa, I was not allowed take the final examinations because I was an ...

Featuring impressive boxing archive from Sullivan's incredible 75-round title fight with Jake Kilrain in 1889, to Mike ...

Officials in India's Andamans Islands have arranged remarriages for at least four Onge tribeswomen, it has emerged. The move is aimed at halting the decline in the Onge population ...

He served in the role during the 1982 Falklands War following the resignation of Lord Carrington. But the then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, removed him from the cabinet after her second election ...

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Scientists intend to keep the probe in orbit for one year while it studies the surface and beams back images. China's lunar ...

The ex-King of Afghanistan has given his first television interview in ten years. Newsnight producer Henrietta Foster reveals ...

1017: Stage seven is now officially under way; there's even been a few early breakaway attempts - very brave on a day like this. Lots of chat about the Lance Armstrong-Alberto Contador shake-up and ...

Harman, 32, is quitting by "mutual, amicable decision" with producers, an EastEnders spokesman said. He will make his final appearance on the BBC soap at the end of the year, when Dean - a founding ...