Julian Corlett won the opening round of the Manx Mountain Bike Club's National Championships, held at Tholt-y-Will plantation ...

Confectionery giant Cadbury has been fined £1m for food and hygiene offences over a salmonella outbreak in which more than 40 people fell ill. The outbreak at the firm's plant in Herefordshire led to ...

A man with learning difficulties who was tortured and murdered by a gang was failed by "every part of the service system" in Cornwall, a review has said. The serious case review by the Cornwall Adult ...

The rounds are pretty intense so there is a break of one minute between each one. This allows the boxers to sit down in their opposite corners and take a breather . Their trainer can give them a pep ...

Adrian Morley has carved a fearsome reputation with the Sydney Roosters in Australia's NRL - the toughest league in the world ...

The US military says it is investigating "aggressively" after a picture appeared in a British paper showing Saddam Hussein half naked. The Sun newspaper's front page image showed the former Iraqi ...

Renowned surgeon Steadman operated on Bullard for a second time in December and told BBC Sport back then: "There's no ...

The referee has over 40 signals to tell the players about what's going on the pitch. The one the players love seeing most is ...

A bogus forensic psychologist who supplied evidence in hundreds of court cases has been jailed for five years. Gene Morrison, 48, of Hyde, was described in court as a charlatan who had tricked judges, ...

The introduction of guidelines on meals for pupils in England marks the culmination of a campaign for healthier food in schools, spearheaded by TV chef Jamie Oliver. Oliver started his Feed Me Better ...

Her illustrations have graced the pages of a worldwide best-seller - and with a new edition out, she is set to sell more in 2004. But who is she? If you tried to guess who was the best-selling artist ...

Britain will settle its World War II debts to the US and Canada when it pays two final instalments before the close of 2006, the Treasury has said. The payments of $83.25m (£42.5m) to the US and US$22 ...