Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived on a state visit to the UK - the first by a Russian leader since 1874. Correspondents say the visit is a reflection of the rapid development of ties ...

The ice-cool Swedish champion Bjorn Borg against the brash John McEnroe who was snapping at his heels for the crown of the world's best player. Borg's four-year reign at Wimbledon seemed over when the ...

Six men who took part in riots in Boston during the summer have been sent to prison for a total of 11 years. They were among dozens of people who took to the streets after England's defeat against ...

This year marks 30 years since the Notting Hill Carnival riot in 1976 - an important year for race relations and one which saw carnival hit the headlines - albeit for the wrong reasons. 1976 was bang ...

Cardiff City boss Dave Jones has been named as the Championship's manager of the month for August. The Bluebirds have collected 13 league points from a possible 15 - beating Barnsley, Coventry, Leeds ...

The caution given to Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc, who crossed himself during a match against Rangers, has brought the issue of sectarianism in Scotland back into sharp focus. The rivalry between ...

The familiar sight of queues of cars snaking along a north Wales coastal road in summer will become a thing of the past when an historic toll is abolished this weekend. After nearly 200 years, 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 ...

A gang member has been jailed for life for the murder of a man who was working to turn young people away from crime. Colin Brown, 38, was shot and stabbed as he intervened in a dispute on the Grange ...

Mohammad Sidique Khan, a 30-year-old married father-of-one, was the oldest of the four suicide bombers who attacked London's transport network, and is thought to have taken the lead role in the plot.

The BBC's National Lottery show was briefly delayed on Saturday evening after protesters invaded the studio and chanted slogans. Presenter Eamonn Holmes was led from the stage as Fathers 4 Justice ...

Known as Lord Haw Haw because of his nasal drawl, Joyce was a fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the UK during World War II. He defected to Germany, but at the end of the war was ...