The terms "old" and "new" have been played around with in the cut and thrust of this election campaign but exactly how old are our current crop of political parties? The BBC's Elena Egawhary has taken ...

A huge boring machine used to build the Channel Tunnel that links the south of England and France has been sold by online auction site eBay. The 580-ton drill went for £39,999 to a bidder using the ...

Stunned Belgians are starting to get a clearer picture of the Belgian woman identified as a suicide bomber killed in Iraq last month. La Derniere Heure newspaper published a photo of the woman it said ...

Heather Fell failed to overturn a 19-second deficit in the 3,000m run of the modern pentathlon but the Briton won silver behind German Lena Schoneborn. Fell began the final of the five events in ...

The owner of a theme park has given his personal assurance of safety as he re-opened a rollercoaster from which a teenager fell to her death. The Hydro ride at the Oakwood park in Pembrokeshire was ...

Nicky Hayden snatched the MotoGP crown from the grasp of five-time champion Valentino Rossi following a dramatic final race in Valencia on Sunday. Rossi led the standings by eight points before the ...

The gum shield is the most important piece of equipment a rugby player should own. The gum shield not only protects your teeth and gums, it can reduce damage around the jaw and your chances of getting ...

Neath will kick-off the defence of their Principality Premiership title on Saturday, 1 September when they host Bridgend at ...

A fire at Aardman's Bristol warehouse has destroyed artwork, sets and archives relating to some of British animation's most iconic characters. Aardman's Plasticine hero Morph first appeared on Take ...

Liverpool and Netherlands winger Ryan Babel should be fit for the start of next season despite missing Euro 2008 with an ankle injury. Babel tore ligaments in training on Saturday, but Dutch coach ...

22 Jun: Police search a storage depot in Wembley, north London, and find a false passport for Bourgass. Sep: Police raid a flat in Ilford, east London, and arrest Mouloud Sihali. Police arrest David ...

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