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Diego Maradona puts boot into his critics with foul-mouthed rant puts boot into his critcis

15.10.09
Manager turns on his detractors after Argentina’s torrid qualifying campaign finally ends in success, reports... more

Finals guide

15.10.09
Who's on the way to South Africa next summer and who will miss out on the 2010 World Cup finals... more

Daredevil adventures in Kosovo, Burma and the Arctic

09.10.09
A freezing night on the ice, an ambush in Kosovo and a terrifying encounter with the Burmese militia. Three adventurers recount their ultimate tales of derring-do... more

Big guns Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo still in danger of missing the final shoot-out

07.10.09
A-list stars could be absent from next summer’s tournament as powerhouses Argentina and Portugal need a helping hand to qualify... more

Snap that! Crocodile lunges at terrified tourist

29.07.09
This is the moment a crocodile lunges at a terrified tourist as she is poised to take a photograph... more

Introducing... Cornwall's Kelly Slater

02.07.09
Wave hello to Alan Stokes, the UK's number one surf dude... more

Curfew imposed as troops topple Honduras president

29.06.09
Leaders from across Latin America were meeting today in response to the political crisis in Honduras after clashes between the military and protesters. ... more

Myleene Klass is going back in the jungle

20.05.09
Myleene Klass has been revealed as the new host of the US version of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!. ... more

How the swine flu virus is spreading

05.05.09
China: A Mexican plane today arrived in China to collect Mexicans who have been quarantined because of fears they may be infected with swine flu. About 70 were confined despite only one confirmed case of the virus. 26 people have now died of the virus in Mexico and more than 1,000 cases have been reported in 20 countries. ... more

World Health Organisation raises level 5 alert

30.04.09
The World Health Organisation has raised its flu level warning to five, one short of a full pandemic... more

Football Talk

30.04.09
Football: First the Carlos Tevez saga, now here comes the Alan Curbishley chronicle... more

Mel Gibson premieres 'secret lover'

29.04.09
Mel Gibson made his first public appearance with his alleged lover, Oksana Grigorieva.... more

Mel Gibson fights to stop wife’s divorce cash

14.04.09
Mel Gibson does not want to pay his wife maintenance when they divorce, court papers say... more

OECD removes tax havens from blacklist

07.04.09
Four nations will no longer be blacklisted as uncooperative tax havens after they bowed to pressure from world leaders and agreed to implement new rules on financial openness, an international organisation said... more

Sven's set to copy Hiddink job-share role

17.02.09
Football: Sven-Goran Eriksson is poised to emulate Guus Hiddink by combining his role as Mexico coach with the manager's job at Portsmouth... more

Newlyweds Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller serve up a love fest on honeymoon

03.06.08
Newlyweds Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller were spotted volleying airkiss and lobbing loving looks on the tennis court yesterday as they continued their romantic honeymoon in Costa Rica.... more

That’s a hell of a bump for someone who’s not pregnant, Britney

29.05.08
It appears Britney Spears' yo-yoing weight is back on the rise ... or there could be some truth to rumours that she is expecting her third child.... more

Britney Spears smiles again as she steps out with new agent ‘boyfriend’

27.05.08
Britney Spears is getting both her life – including her love life - back on track, as she stepped out with her rumoured new man, Jason Trawick... more

Britney Spears ordered by court to pay her father $10,000 just to look after her

21.05.08
For Britney Spears, fatherly love doesn't come cheap. The troubled pop star has been ordered to pay her father $10,000 for looking after her, court papers reveal.... more

Britney Spears rides out the storm at Mel's hideaway with her bodyboard

19.05.08
After all her well-documented troubles, a rejuvinated Britney Spears is lapping up the Pacific surf on a break from the Hollywood life in Costa Rica.... more

Britney Spears glows with health on a beach break at Mel Gibson's Costa Rican ranch

18.05.08
Britney Spears looks fit and healthy as she relaxes on a beach – and shows she is putting her troubles behind her. The singer appeared rounded and happy in a bikini as she took a much-needed break after a turbulent time when drink and drugs binges led to her being sectioned... more

Before...and after

18.04.08
The Wellcome Trust's exhibition of portraits showing people shortly before and after their deaths finds both dignity and beauty in its subjects, says Brian Sewell.... more

What cheek! Gisele hits the beach in barely-there denim shorts

03.04.08
Former Victoria's Secret model Gisele Bündchen wasn't keeping much hidden during a seaside photo shoot in Malibu yesterday. The Brazilian took to the sand in a daring pair of shredded denim shorts that exposed almost all of her derrière ... more

Singer Pink splits from husband after just 21 months of marriage

20.02.08
Chart topping singer Pink has split from her husband, motocross racer Carey Hart. The couple tied the knot two years ago after meeting at an extreme sports event where Hart was competing... more

Feeling hot, hot, hot

14.03.07
There is a real vogue for chilli sauces at the moment and we are rapidly becoming aficionados. No longer will a dash of the brilliant Tabasco always suffice.... more

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