Former EastEnders actor Mike Reid, who played wheeler dealer Frank Butcher in the BBC soap, died at the age of 67. Reid was a real-life Londoner, born in Hackney, East London, in 1940. A few months ...

Six men who killed a doorman and wounded three others when they tried to force their way into a nightclub have each been jailed for life. Ishfaq Ahmed, 24, was shot in the back as he attempted to stop ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Rebels said a coalition of groups had launched the attack Rebels intent on overthrowing Chad's president have attacked the border town of Adre in far-eastern Chad. A coalition of four rebel groups ...

Referee Horacio Elizondo, who sent off England striker Wayne Rooney against Portugal, will take charge of the World Cup final between Italy and France. German Markus Merk and Slovakian Lubos Michel ...

Men in prison are five times more likely to commit suicide than those in the general population, a Lancet online study has found. Mental illness and overcrowding are possible explanations, the ...

Tottenham cruised to an easy victory over Dinamo Bucharest to secure top spot in Uefa Cup Group B. Dimitar Berbatov netted on 16 minutes, lashing in from 20 yards after keeper Uladzimir Hayeu's poor ...

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

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 ...

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 ...