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Astra faces 6000 side-effects claims over mind drug

19.11.09
AstraZeneca could face as many as 6000 lawsuits after a judge in America ruled that claims against its psychiatric treatment Seroquel should be put on trial separately... more

Belle de Jour called for legal prostitution

18.11.09
Scientist who revealed she was call girl Belle de Jour publicly called for prostitution to be legalised when she was a 20-year-old... more

Father of unmasked Belle de Jour admits using prostitutes

17.11.09
Father of call girl Belle de Jour reveals he has used more than 150 prostitutes and introduced his daughter to many of them... more

Rory McIlroy in pole position to win Europe’s top spot

16.11.09
Rory McIlroy was in bullish mood as he arrived in Dubai just four rounds away from being hailed as European No1... more

Baddies climb on board for Triangle

16.10.09
You may become almost as neurotic as the central character while trying to work out Triangle, a Twilight Zone-ish thriller... more

Cucumber farmer tries his hand at rocket science

25.08.09
The uncle of a Mexican engineer who became an astronaut after farming cucumbers shows off his photograph as his nephew prepares to go into space... more

City Spy: Osborne’s strange praise for Sassoon

22.07.09
In launching his putsch on the Financial Services Authority and overhaul of City regulation, George Osborne paid tribute to Sir James Sassoon as the Shadow Chancellor’s adviser. This is most odd... ... more

Tiger is cool over £2m row

26.03.09
Golf: Tiger Woods has side-stepped the row over his £2million fee for playing in November's Australian Masters... more

Padraig's back but Stenson's got some front

13.03.09
Padraig Harrington's decision to forego a holiday break at Cheltenham and attempt to play his way back to form has paid off in the CA Championship at Doral in Florida... more

Hundreds of Britons caught in £24m Florida housing 'scam'

12.03.09
Hundreds of Britons have lost their life savings in an alleged £24million Florida property racket... more

Emergency: I need Chicken McNuggets

04.03.09
A woman in Florida called police three times after McDonald's staff told her they were out of Chicken McNuggets... more

Murray's burning ambition is tested by water torture

19.01.09
Andy Murray put himself through "water torture" on the practice court here today in a bid to counter the searing heat that will dominate his first-round clash with Andrei Pavel at the Australian Open... more

Arrested: banker who parachuted from plane in bid to fake his death

14.01.09
An investment banker and amateur pilot who apparently faked his own death in a plane crash before parachuting into hiding is in custody in America... more

Fraud suspect 'faked plane crash death'

13.01.09
A pilot wanted on financial fraud charges parachuted out of his plane over the US and allowed the aircraft to crash in an apparent attempt to fake his death... more

Healthy eating is Murray's next step towards first Grand Slam

25.11.08
Andy Murray vows to get fitter, faster and stronger in a bid to win his first Grand Slam title... more

Playboy faces extradition

24.11.08
A US-based property developer accused of murder was today facing an extradition hearing... more

Secret life of the playboy held on murder charge

14.11.08
He became a friend of Palm Beach’s very rich but today Thanos Papalexis is in prison awaiting extradition moves over a gruesome unsolved killing in London eight years ago... more

This pre-nup ruling could set precedent

11.11.08
Senior judges in London will be asked to uphold a pre-nuptial agreement signed by a wealthy American couple who divorced after 10 years of marriage... more

Troy Matteson soaring over Disney World

07.11.08
Troy Matteson capitalised on a pair of eagles to soar to the top of the leaderboard at the Children's Miracle Network Classic after the first round.... more

California throws out law on gay marriages

06.11.08
California has voted to ban same-sex marriages, overturning a right which the state gave to gays and lesbians only months ago... more

Women and the young secure Obama's route to victory

05.11.08
A lethal combination of daily TV ad blitzes, demographic changes and unprecedented on-the-ground organisation helped Barack Obama sweep to victory in the crucial swing states... more

Former enemies agree to make up for sake of Democrat presidency

29.10.08
Bill Clinton publicly ended a bitter feud with Barack Obama and threw his weight behind his campaign for the White House... more

No, not even fear can stop Mr Obama now

29.10.08
Race is an element in this US election but it no longer looks like one that can keep the Democrats out of the White House... more

Toothbrush, knickers and acne cream... Paris Hilton's back-seat secrets reveal her whirlwind life

05.05.08
Paris Hilton has always been keen on living life in a goldfish bowl. But surely this is taking things a little bit too far. The heiress and her rocker boyfriend Benji Madden's car appears to be doubling as a mobile home, as the back seat of the Cadillac was littered with the detritus of the couple's life ... more

T5 gets off the ground after two weeks' delay

08.04.08
Heathrow's Terminal 5 was finally operating a full flight schedule - nearly two weeks after opening... more

No kidding - they live up to the hype

13.03.08
Florida quintet Black Kids are all right and at their ICA gig they proved their songs can live up to the hype.... more

Greg Norman buys £11million mansion to share with fiancée Chris Evert

27.02.08
Golf star Greg Norman has splashed out on a £11million Florida mansion for his bride-to-be Chris Evert. The couple are planning to wed this year after the retired tennis star, 53, accepted the golfer's proposal in December... more

Critic's choice: top 5 clubs

01.06.07
If you're clubbing this weekend, Simian Mobile Disco take Fabric by storm, Sandra Collins headlines The Gallery and there's dance music at Compact Disco.... more

Hard lines for melody

26.04.07
From the Wagnerian orchestral intro to the brain-pummelling sounds that followed, there was barely any dilution of the core values of age-old heavy metal at Trivium's Hammersmith Apollo gig.... more

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