British music producers are in demand by America's rap pack, and top of their most wanted list is Londoner Alex Da Kid, whose satisfied customers include Eminem, Rihanna - and U2's Bono... more
Bar manager Tim Anderson has been crowned the youngest ever winner of MasterChef after weeks of intense competition in the BBC1 culinary challenge... more
Ice clings to trees in Chicago along Lake Michigan, while more than 100 drivers who were trapped in their cars for up to 12 hours in minus 11C temperatures were rescued in Indiana... more
Englishman heading to America with his dream of cup debut well and truly alive after his two-shot victory over Padraig Harrington at the Irish Open... more
Believe it or not, this Hitchcock classic was a new turning for the master, who based his story on the cannibalistic Wisconsin killer Ed Gein...... more
Boots and Mothercare accused of selling baby bottles made with chemical that has been linked to illnesses including heart disease, breast cancer, obesity, birth defects and hyperactivity... more
Move over, Nick Griffin: this week's figure of hate is Penelope Trunk, a 42-year-old mother of two whose surname is only marginally more lumpen than her own prose... more
The Minnesota Vikings, tipped as potential Super Bowl winners, have taken a chance on veteran quarterback Brett Favre as the man to help them lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2010... more
Green Day are back under pseudonym Foxboro Hot Tubs; making retro, carefree garage rock, The Tom Richards Orchestra is a gentle giant and The Ting Tings release their debut.... more