Newport's Dick Richardson wins the European heavyweight title from Germany's Hans Kaldfell in controversial circumstances in ...

Which Scottish athletes have made it to Beijing? The great gold rush gets under way on 9 August when the first of 31 Scottish ...

Zambia's main opposition leader, Anderson Mazoka, has died in a South African hospital. Mr Mazoka, 63, lost narrowly to President Levy Mwanawasa in 2001 presidential elections and claimed the polls ...

Growing alcohol use is causing a steep rise in mouth cancer cases, experts have warned just days before the planned extension ...

Actor Clive Hornby, who played Jack Sugden in ITV1 soap Emmerdale, has died at the age of 63. The star had been on the ...

Family and friends of Danny La Rue have attended the flamboyant entertainer's funeral in London. Stars including actress ...

The first 15-minute qualifying period in glorious sunshine but with a fierce wind whipping down the home straight. The eyes of fans across the world will be on Albert Park as Formula One enters the ...

Police in Pakistan say one of the country's most notorious sectarian extremists, Riaz Basra, has been shot dead. They said he was killed along with three other militants during a raid on a village in ...

An Army pilot has died after his helicopter crashed into a field in Somerset. The accident, involving a military Gazelle helicopter, happened shortly after 1600 GMT on Friday afternoon just outside ...

One of the best known Liberal Democrat MPs, Matthew Taylor, has announced he is to stand down at the next election. The 44-year-old MP, elected for Truro & St Austell in 1987, said he wanted to spend ...

Austrian President Thomas Klestil has died in a Vienna hospital aged 71. He had suffered a heart attack at his home in the ...

Charlton have completed the signing of striker Pawel Abbott from League One rivals Oldham Athletic. The two clubs agreed a nominal fee for the 28-year-old forward, which is believed to be about ...