The debate over who is the greatest British Olympian will perhaps never be settled but one thing is certain - Sir Chris Hoy retires as one of the towering figures in this country's sporting history. Not only...
Tesco writes off more than £2.5bn and ends major store expansion amid efforts to breathe new life into its appeal in the UK. Tesco has confirmed its first fall in annual profits for 20 years and writedowns...
Tens of thousands of tonnes of cardboard is on fire at a paper mill in Birmingham, UK. Twenty fire crews remain at the Smurfit Kappa plant, a mill for recycled packaging, in Nechells. More than 70 firefighters are...
With central London on lockdown ahead of her ceremonial funeral, the former prime minister starts her final journey. Baroness Thatcher's coffin is being moved from Westminster as the funeral procession for one...
Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight for legislation after MPs voted against banning caste discrimination. Hundreds protested outside Parliament on Tuesday afternoon as the House of Commons debated the...
Millwall fans have been slammed after they began fighting with each other during the second half of their 2-0 defeat by Wigan. Police have arrested 14 men after shocking crowd violence wrecked Saturday's FA...
Schools in South Wales are sending out letters of consent to parents so their children can be vaccinated against measles. So far there have been near 700 confirmed cases of the disease and that number is expected...
The BBC hits back at criticism from the London School of Economics which claims an undercover Panorama reporter put a group of its students at risk on a trip to North Korea. John Sweeney, a reporter for the...
Newcastle United say they will impose "immediate lifetime bans" on anyone involved in the clashes after their defeat to Sunderland. Some 29 supporters were arrested as violence erupted in the city...
Connie Fisher has been forced to pull out of the stage production of the Sound of Music saying she no longer has the vocal range necessary for the role of Maria. The 28-year-old, who shot to stardom after...
Running or Walking: What’s the Health Difference? Do you know someone who is a runner? Perhaps it’s you who hits the pavement in the early hours of the morning to get some jogging in. Runners will tell you that this is the best form of exercise. You’re not just...
Sales of Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead have soared since the former Prime Minister’s death on Monday, aged 87. But supporters of Baroness Thatcher are now hoping to propel a rival song, the Notsensibles’s...
The BBC's Ben Cooper said there had been "emotional arguments on both sides of the fence," whether to play the 1939 song, Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, which mocks the death of Margaret Thatcher during...
The G8 group of leading countries has pledged to end sexual violence and rape in conflict in an historic announcement. William Hague confirmed the agreement at a meeting of the G8 foreign ministers at Lancaster...