Wales internationals Gavin Thomas, Iestyn Thomas and Matthew Rees have all signed for an extra three years. Scotland lock ...

Actor Pat Morita, who was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Ralph Macchio's mentor Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid, has died. The 73-year-old died at his home in Las Vegas on Thursday of natural ...

The former husband of singer Diana Ross has fallen to his death while mountaineering in South Africa. Norwegian billionaire Arne Naess, 66, died as he tried to abseil down a cliff after turning back ...

Saudi Arabia's leading executioner says he is "very proud to do God's work" and does not lose sleep over beheading several people in one day. In a rare interview, Muhammad Saad al-Beshi, 42, told the ...

Iraq invaded Iran on 22 September 1980, triggering a bitter eight-year war which destabilised the region and devastated both countries. The then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein claimed as a reason for the ...

Freddie Garrity, the lead singer of the 1960s pop band Freddie and the Dreamers, has died in hospital. The 69-year-old, originally from Manchester, had been receiving treatment for what were described ...

Two youths have been found guilty of killing a teenage traveller. Johnny Delaney, 15, was kicked about the head after an altercation between his friends and a group of teenagers in Ellesmere Port, ...

Boston Utd: Abbey, Beevers, McCann, Greaves, Strong, Melton, Jelleyman (Thompson 76), Bennett, Noble, Lee, Carruthers (Pitt ...

With new audiences switching on to cricket because of a gripping Ashes series, questions have been raining in asking about the particular quirks of the game. So we thought we would set the ball ...

If they fail to catch or pick up the ball cleanly and it travels forward off a hand or arm and hits the ground or another ...

Billie-Jo Jenkins was battered to death with an iron tent peg in the back garden as she painted patio doors. Mr Jenkins told police he found her lying in a pool of blood. Speaking outside the court, ...

London's Metropolitan Police made serious and avoidable errors in killing an innocent man, a watchdog has said. Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by officers at Stockwell Tube station in ...