Liverpool and Millwall have been charged by the Football Association over crowd trouble during their Carling Cup match on 26 October. Millwall, who lost the match 3-0, are the first club to be charged ...

NI secretary Peter Hain insists the row over the pledge of office is just a glitch which will be overcome. Both DUP and Sinn Fein officials also seem confident that eventually a way forward can be ...

Nuneaton Borough have been forced by the Football Association to drop two levels - and change their name - following their liquidation. The renamed Nuneaton Town will play in BGB Southern League ...

A pensioner has been jailed for life for the murder of a London newsagent more than 25 years ago. Newsagent Geoffrey Small, 46, was gunned down at his shop in Sutton, Surrey, on 6 September 1976. The ...

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Leeds United's Champions League match against AC Milan is being played against a backdrop of scandal with Barcelona's alleged inducement lingering in the air. The confrontation and the build up has ...

The prime minister is reported to have feared that the Bernie Ecclestone affair would finish his career. But whether the claims are to be believed depends on who knew what and when. The saga began in ...

Tackling is the only way of legally bringing down your opponent in rugby union. But there are certain laws on how to tackle ...

The new blood is made up of plastic molecules that have an iron atom at their core, like haemoglobin, that can carry oxygen through the body. The scientists said the artificial blood could be cheap to ...

Singer Jennifer Lopez has finally confirmed she is expecting a baby with her husband Marc Anthony, after months of speculation. The 39-year-old made the announcement during a concert in south Florida, ...

Police in Sierra Leone are on the hunt for a group of chimpanzees, who escaped from their wildlife sanctuary after a fatal attack on construction workers. Armed reinforcements are combing the area ...

A woman police officer was shot and seriously injured as she investigated a burglary in Nottingham. Probationary officer Rachael Bown, 23, was attacked as she attempted to stop a man near the scene of ...