Lady Thatcher is the greatest Tory hero of all time, according to a straw poll of party activists and MPs. The former prime minister beat Sir Winston Churchill by 97 votes to 53 in a vote at a ...

Art critic Robert Hughes has admitted causing grievous bodily harm in a car crash that left him in a coma and three other men ...

Point of no-return' "In 1994, as a student in Dire Dawa, I was not allowed take the final examinations because I was an Ogadenian," said Ahmed. "I was arrested two years later on false charges of ...

After meeting government ministers Tahincioglu announced that they had agreed to provide land for a circuit, $27m (£17.2m) towards building costs and an annual $13.5m (£8.6m) for hosting rights. There ...

If you dream of owning your own house, then trading a red paper clip over the internet might not be the obvious way of doing it. But Canadian Kyle MacDonald has achieved exactly that and will see his ...

Porto shattered Celtic's hopes of winning their first European trophy for 36 years with a dramatic Uefa Cup final victory in Seville. Martin O'Neill's side twice fought back from behind against the ...

Since then he's been able to help more than 50 people find work - many of them older people like himself. In all more than ...

1514 Meanwhile, the Shinmoedake volcano in southern Japan has resumed eruptions of ash and rocks after a couple of weeks of inactivity, Japan's meteorological agency has said. It is unclear if the ...

A jury has found Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy guilty of assaulting a nightclub worker. The pop star has been sentenced to complete 120 hours of unpaid community service and must also pay her ...

Lower speed limits are to be introduced in nine Shropshire villages over the next few months. The move is part of a long term plan by Shropshire County Council's highways department to improve road ...

Get to know the team who make the Scrum V show... Steve is responsible for assisting to produce the show. I am involved in the whole process of programme making, from generating ideas, producing ...

1) At the precise moment when Americans needed to know more and more about events and issues beyond their borders, they were ...