A new law allowing the age of consent for homosexuals in Britain to be reduced from 18 to 16 has been forced through Parliament. Home Secretary Jack Straw must now decide when the new law comes into ...

In a park in the Latvian capital Riga, a small group of protesters gathers, all Russian, some wearing paper hats inscribed with the word "Alien". Latvian police carry out a small, bureaucratic piece ...

In the modern age of football there are many different roles and jobs a defender can have. And a wonderful sight in the game is seeing the wing-back fly up and down the touchline terrorising the ...

Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe has died after collapsing during an international match in France. The 28-year-old fell to the ground unchallenged in the 72nd minute of a Confederations Cup ...

Twenty-five-year-old Australian Michael O'Brien set the trend rolling in 1974. O'Brien was the first known streaker at a major event and performed his antics during an England - France Rugby Union ...

Rangers manager Paul Le Guen has left the club by mutual consent. Chairman David Murray said: "Having met with Paul it was clear that in the interests of the club we agreed jointly to him stepping ...

The notorious "elephant man" may have suffered from two rare disorders, according to scientists. They believe Joseph Merrick, who lived in Britain more than 100 years ago, could have suffered from ...

Over 50% of those who use Botox expressed a lack of control over the natural ageing process Nearly 50% expressed anger at people criticising them for Botox use Over 40% expressed a compulsive motive ...

The Liverpool rearguard is one of the meanest around, but their defending regularly comes under scrutiny with boss Rafael ...

The Kaprun inferno - at one of Austria's most popular ski resorts - was the country's worst fire since World War II. On the morning of 11 November 2000, 167 men, women and children boarded a funicular ...

Ireland is preparing to mark 100 years since Bloomsday, the day on which James Joyce's novel Ulysses is set - 16 June 1904. But why is Joyce - and Ulysses in particular - continually held up as such a ...

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has stunned the club by handing in a transfer request. City opened contract talks with the 23-year-old midfielder last week and manager Stuart Pearce insists he ...