The true explanation for the murder of Gareth Williams, the MI6 codebreaker found dead in a bath, may have to be kept secret even if his killer is found and put on trial, lawyers h ...

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs o ...

The family of a British spy found dead in a bag in his bath insisted last night he was "happy and in good spirits", casting doubt on claims his personal or financial problems playe ...

HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina's barrier islands with dangerous surf and winds on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Metro Bank, whose launch in July marked the birth of Britain's first new high street retail bank in more than 100 years, said on Friday it was creating 100 new j ...

The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations were suspended from playing cricket tonight after being charged under the anti-corruption code of the sport' ...

TAUNTON, England (Reuters) - Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif face possible life bans after they were charged on Thursday under ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said it removed a cap from equipment atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Thursday, the first of several steps in advance of plugging the leak fo ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform owned by Mariner Energy Inc was on fire off the coast of Louisiana on Thursday, but no oil was visible in the water and the 13 workers a ...

Many of Britain's largest employers will have to scale back the generosity of their pension schemes, actuaries warn. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown will join efforts to improve access to education and the internet as part of pro bono work following Labour's election loss in ...

First public display of frustration with opponents who persistently question his Christianity and his eligibility to be president. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of workers on London's underground rail system will start a series of strikes next Monday after talks aimed at ending a dispute over job cuts broke dow ...

Investigation into UN climate change body warns it to stop lobbying and restrict its role to explaining science behind changes in temperature. ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an air strike by NATO-led forces which he said killed 10 campaign workers for this month's election, a sour note ...

Man wielding an automatic rifle and handguns kills seven people, six from one Roma family, and wounds 14 others in Bratislava. ...

TAUNTON, England (Reuters) - Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and his two opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif have withdrawn from the tour of Britain while investigati ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland announced another wave of job cuts on Thursday as the part-nationalised bank continues with its drive to trim costs and improve its profit ...

With violence at its worst since the Taliban were overthrown in late 2001, seven US troops die in two separate bombings.. ...

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change criticised in report by national science academies which calls for stronger enforcement of scientific review procedures to minimise future ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Icelandic negotiators and their British and Dutch counterparts held new talks in the Netherlands on Thursday in a fresh attempt to solve a dispute over $5 bil ...

Three Pakistani cricketers at the centre of match-fixing claims will miss the remaining games in the tour of England, their team manager said today. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawkin ...

Food hygiene inspectors shut down their own canteen - because it was infested with creepy-crawlies. ...

The trapped Chilean miners had their first hot meal in nearly a month yesterday... but beans were banned. ...

Only 32 schools will re-open as academies this autumn in a new blow to controversial ConDem reforms. ...

Thinking too hard may actually damage the brains of some older people, it is claimed. ...

With his scruffy sleeping bag and blanket, Daniel Terry looks for all the world like a helpless vagrant. ...

Ferrari recalled the entire £212million fleet of its new car yesterday - over a design blunder that makes it explode in flames. ...

A pensioner was urinated on by two thugs because she told them off for weeing outside her home. ...

The dusty strip of ground is as far from the grand rooms and hallowed turf of Lord's as you can get. ...

This hulking American football hero is not afraid of taking a few hard knocks - just don't mess with his precious hair! ...

A crazed save-the-planet protester was shot dead by SWAT cops last night after he stormed the US Discovery Channel's TV headquarters, and held hostages at gunpoint. ...

Tony Blair was hit by a furious backlash yesterday as critics branded his memoirs "delusional and bonkers". ...

Some say he's 007's stunt double and a legal genius who yesterday won a court fight with the BBC over Top Gear's tame racing driver. All we know is.. he's called The Stig ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign Secretary William Hague has denied rumours he was gay and said one of his male aides had quit over untrue speculation they had been involved in a relatio ...

William Hague revealed his private torment over his wife’s multiple miscarriages yesterday as he tried to quash growing rumours about his sexuality. ...

A former postmistress has become a prostitute operating out of her old village shop. ...

Apple has launched a musical social networking site to rival Facebook. ...

Discovery Channel gunman shot after 5hr hostage hell ...

Labour MPs vent anger at 'deluded' memoir ...

Some say he's 007's stunt double and a legal genius who yesterday won a court fight with the BBC over Top Gear's tame racing driver. All we know is.. he's called The Stig ...

The trapped Chilean miners had their first hot meal in nearly a month yesterday... but beans were banned. ...

June Gove claims 1,100 schools apply to be academies..it's 153 ...

Brain work 'speeds dementia' ...

Bogus tramp rakes in £23,000 a year ...

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OAP's sickening ordeal outside her home ...

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LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding over 170, piling pre ...

More than 80 international cricket matches will be investigated amid allegations of a multi-million-pound match-fixing racket. ...

The London-born actress was the only British star to win an Emmy this year. ...

Mad Men, the hit show set in a New York advertising agency in the 1960s, and the comedy series Modern Family, took top honours at the 62nd annual Emmy Awards. ...

Betting scandals have dogged cricket since Hanse Cronjé, the former South Africa captain, was charged with match-fixing a decade ago. ...

SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. police shot and killed a man who took three people hostage, waving a gun and apparently fitted out with explosives, in the headquarters of ...

The man at the centre of match-fixing allegations involving the Pakistan cricket team was tonight bailed without charge, police said. ...

HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl strengthened on Wednesday, churning up dangerous swells, forcing evacuations on some of North Carolina's barrier islands ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its Web-to-TV device on Wednesday, stepping up a battle with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp for control of ...