1017: Stage seven is now officially under way; there's even been a few early breakaway attempts - very brave on a day like this. Lots of chat about the Lance Armstrong-Alberto Contador shake-up and ...

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

Actor Bruce Willis is suing Revolution Studios over an injury he said he suffered while making Tears of the Sun. Willis is seeking medical expenses after he said he was hit in the head by a firework ...

Harman, 32, is quitting by "mutual, amicable decision" with producers, an EastEnders spokesman said. He will make his final appearance on the BBC soap at the end of the year, when Dean - a founding ...

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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 ...

1805: Saints to kick off - tumultuous atmosphere around Old Trafford - Theatre of Dreams? We'll find out in 80 minutes.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...