Pet Shop Boys

Published on May 25, 2013 Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic pop duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasional...

Stockholm rioting continues for fifth night

Police in Stockholm are to seek reinforcements after youths set cars ablaze and threw stones at police for a fifth night running, officials said. About 30 cars were set on fire in poorer districts in north-western...

Heathrow runway closed and three injured after plane on fire

At least three people have been injured after a plane had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow airport when smoke was seen coming from the back of the plane. Firefighters were called to the airport at 8.39am...

Secret of success? Forget exams, it’s about getting the Breaks

In amongst videos of cats annoying their owners and trailers for the latest Ryan Gosling movie, a five-minute précis on the state of education does not stand out as an obvious YouTube hit – even if it is recited...

Terror at Woolwich barracks: Attackers behead British soldier

Britain was facing up to its first fatal terrorist attack since the 7/7 bombings tonight after two men, Michael Adebolajo, 28,  and a second attacker who has not been identified, killed a...

Plenty of Fish dating site founder calls time on sleazy men

The founder of one of Britain’s  biggest free dating websites has now decided to take radical action to root out fake and sleazy profiles - after revealing that many of the “women” who use the hook-ups...

Tornado pulverizes Oklahoma City suburb killing at least 91

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin expressed her grief on behalf of her state for the parents of the missing children, aged between five and eight, as the death toll across the heavily-populated Oklahoma City suburb of...

Employment coaching is one of the few UK growth industries

An unemployed bricklayer sits with his Work Programme employment coach in Hull, watching as he types out a sample covering letter. "I am a highly motivated, versatile individual with over 30 years in the...

Newport fails to curb retail exodus as big names pack up shop

The big council experiment of pushing shoppers away from the high street into out of town centers with free parking or buying on-line is devastating the traditional shopping place. Double yellow lines and...

Snoring ‘link’ to dementia

TROUBLE with breathing and snoring during sleep may be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s, a study claims today.US experts made the link after studying rising sleep-disordered breathing difficulties (SDB) in...

SCOTLAND YARD identify new suspects in hunt for Madeleine

Officers have compiled a dossier on at least six “people of interest” who may hold the key to solving the six-year ­mystery of  Madeleine McCann's  disappearance. Their names have been passed to...

David Beckham to retire from football

Former England captain David Beckham is to retire at the end of the season. The 38-year-old signed a five-month deal at Paris St-Germain in January and donated all of his salary to charity. Beckham joined...

Chelsea win Europa League after beating Benfica 2-1

Rafa Benitez's side sensationally claimed the trophy thanks to a goal from Branislav Ivanovic with seconds remaining in a tightly contested match.The Serbian defender netted after he climbed high at the far post...

Town in England votes against flying the English St George's flag

The extraordinary ban has been imposed in Labour-dominated Radstock, Somerset, after voting against flying the flag of St George because of its links to the Crusades - claiming it might be 'offensive' to...